Table 2: Shows the multivariate analysis of the differences in the quality of life according to sex, follow up period, etiology and type of shunt.

Physical Functioning Emotional Functioning Social Functioning Cognitive Functioning
Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE
Sex
Female 73.1 4.0 85.2 2.7 85.6 4.5 80.4 6.5
Male 73.5 3.5 78.7 2.4 80.4 3.9 78.7 6.3
Follow up (month)
13-24 74.6 4.2 82.2 2.8 88.5* 4.6 77.4 24.2
>24-48 72.0 3.3 81.7 2.2 77.6 3.6 81.5 27.7
IVH-H 69.8 5.3 80.7 3.6 76.2 5.8 68.9* 8.4
NTD-H 76.5 3.9 84.5 2.7 89.7 4.3 94.7 5.4
Others 73.6 4.8 80.6 3.2 83.2 5.3 75.1 10.0
Type of shunt
Programmable shunt 78.6* 4.3 84.8 2.9 87.2 4.8 88.7* 8.0
Fixed pressure 68.0 3.3 79.0 2.2 78.8 3.6 70.5 5.1

Statistically significant.