Table 5 Percentage of subjects who reported poor health status and median SF-12 scores by the most frequently cited medical conditions
Medical condition | Presence | N/total (%) of poor SRH | χ2(p) | PCS-12 median score (IQR) | Mann–Whitney U test (p) | MCS-12 median score (IQR) | Mann–Whitney U test (p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Musculoskeletal pathologies | With | 19/46 (41.3) | 24.14 (<0.001) | 38.8 (36.0-47.5) | 7.14 (<0.001) | 48.2 (37.7-54.0) | 0.62 (0.54) |
Without | 58/456 (12.7) | 52.2 (45.3-56.3) | 47.2 (38.3-54.1) | ||||
Hypertension | With | 12/29 (41.4) | 14.01 (<0.001) | 43.7 (37.8-48.3) | 4.14 (<0.001) | 45.4 (36.7-54.0) | 0.96 (0.34) |
Without | 65/473 (13.7) | 52.1 (44.2-56.1) | 47.5 (38.4-54.1) | ||||
Digestion problems | With | 9/23 (39.1) | 8.68 (<0.01) | 50.2 (38.7-53.6) | 1.85 (0.06) | 47.7 (38.4-53.2) | 0.24 (0.81) |
Without | 68/479 (14.2) | 51.9 (43.9-56.0) | 47.2 (38.3-54.2) | ||||
Respiratory pathologies | With | 7/18 (38.9) | 6.20 (0.01) | 40.4 (36.0-46.8) | 4.02 (<0.001) | 45.5 (34.9-53.0) | 0.52 (0.60) |
Without | 70/484 (14.5) | 51.9 (44.2-56.1) | 47.3 (38.4-54.1) | ||||
Heart disease | With | 8/17 (47.1) | 11.22 (<0.001) | 41.3 (35.1-44.8) | 4.21 (<0.001) | 40.0 (32.2-52.0) | 1.72 (0.09) |
Without | 69/485 (14.2) | 51.9 (44.2-56.0) | 47.5 (38.4-54.1) |