Fig. 6

Quality of life at baseline and at 1 year, 3 years and 5 years after transplantation. Legend: Quality of life was assessed using the Short Form-36 (SF-36) scoring system (version 2) in the PCCs and PBMNCs groups. The SF-36 examines eight domains: a vitality, b social function, c physiological function, d mental health, e role-emotional, f role-physical g general health, and h bodily pain. * P < .05 (intragroup comparison with baseline, based on the Wilcoxon signed-rank test). PBMNCs, peripheral blood mononuclear cells; PCCs, purified CD34+ cells