Table 2

Results of the quality of life instrument (SF-36, score 0–100) and the cardiopulmonary exercise test of 149 patients with congenital heart disease and their relation to individual reference values

	Result			Reference			p Value*
	Median	Range	First, third quartile	Median	Range	First, third quartile	p Value*
*Calculated from a Wilcoxon test; †owing to multiple testing, only p<0.0055 is regarded as significant.
SF-36, medical outcomes study 36 item short form.
SF-36
Physical functioning	85	15–100	65, 95	96	83–96	94, 96	<0.0005†
Role-physical	100	0–100	50, 100	93	78–98	89, 98	0.001†
Bodily pain	100	22–100	74, 100	89	70–92	84, 92	0.302
General health	67	10–100	47, 82	77	61–82	74, 80	<0.0005†
Vitality	60	18–100	42, 70	69	58–73	63, 73	<0.0005†
Social functioning	87	25–100	62, 100	92	85–94	89, 94	0.004†
Role-emotional	100	0–100	83, 100	94	88–95	91, 95	0.159
Mental health	76	24–100	64, 84	76	70–78	72, 78	0.021
Health transition	50	0–100	50, 50	53	49–57	52, 53	<0.0005†
Cardiopulmonary exercise test
Peak oxygen uptake (ml/kg/min)	26	9–71	20, 36	37	18–68	33, 45	<0.0005†