Table 2: Summary of the SF-36 questionnaire average scores in post LT patients and in the general population.

SF-36 Domains

HRQL values in the study group

Average HRQL reported in the general population

The difference in the HRQL values between post LT patients and the general population

Physical functioning

69.21

70.61

-1.4

Physical health

48.68

52.97

-4.29

Emotional health

63.15

65.78

-2.63

Vitality-energy/fatigue

56.57

52.15

4.42

Mental health/

Emotional

Well-being

74.31

70.38

3.93

Social functioning

69.07

78.77

-9.7

Pain

67.76

70.77

-3.01

General health

57.10

56.99

0.11

Categories with the highest difference in the quality of life between patients following LT and the general population are in bold.