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Table 2 HRQoL scores of respondents in the survey of survivors eight months after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake measured by SF-36, Mean (Standard Deviation)

From: Social support and Quality of Life: a cross-sectional study on survivors eight months after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

SF-36 Domains

Respondents (n = 1617)

Adjusted Norms of General Population (n = 2249)*

% Decrease

pvalue (Student ttest)

PF

87.75(16.92)

91.87(15.07)

4.48

< 0.001

RP

68.89(37.74)

82.97(34.70)

16.97

< 0.001

GH

55.76(17.56)

67.58(21.97)

17.49

< 0.001

BP

80.04(18.70)

83.57(21.25)

10.21

< 0.001

VT

57.57(14.59)

71.62(15.81)

19.62

< 0.001

SF

72.36(17.80)

84.96(18.06)

14.83

< 0.001

RE

62.71(39.45)

75.34(38.47)

16.76

< 0.001

MH

60.03(14.13)

72.92(15.68)

17.68

< 0.001

  1. Note: * The "Adjusted Norms of General Population" derive from a stratified random sampling survey in the region where the earthquake struck, adjusted by the age structure of the respondents [34]
  2. PF - Physical Functioning; RP - Role Limitations Due to Physical Health Problems; GH - General Health Perceptions; BP - Bodily Pain; VT - Vitality; SF - Social Functioning; RE - Role Limitations Due to Emotional Problems; MH - Mental Health.
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