| |
Norm-based scores
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|---|
|
SF-36 scales and summaries
|
Males (n = 37)
|
Females (n = 133)
|
P-value1
|
|---|
| |
mean
|
SDa
|
mean
|
SDa
| |
|---|
|
Physical Component Summary
|
30.2
|
8.8
|
26.0
|
8.2
|
0.023
|
|
• Physical Functioning
|
31.5
|
13.2
|
26.7
|
9.5
|
0.026
|
|
• Role-Physical
|
25.3
|
9.2
|
25.4
|
7.9
|
0.840
|
|
• Bodily Pain
|
33.8
|
10.9
|
31.4
|
9.11
|
0.264
|
|
• General Health
|
28.4
|
9.7
|
28.3
|
7.5
|
0.993
|
|
Mental Component Summary
|
30.3
|
11.9
|
35.2
|
11.0
|
0.040
|
|
• Vitality
|
26.4
|
6.8
|
29.1
|
7.1
|
0.040
|
|
• Social Functioning
|
25.9
|
11.2
|
25.7
|
9.4
|
0.853
|
|
• Role-Emotional
|
28.5
|
17.2
|
32.0
|
14.5
|
0.364
|
|
• Mental Health
|
34.0
|
13.8
|
37.4
|
11.5
|
0.166
|
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a SD = Standard Deviation
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1 t-test. For all P-values lower than 0.05, except for the vitality score, the difference in means reached the value considered minimally important.
