Table 2 Correlation between the COOP/WONCA charts and SF-36 subscales in age and sex matched Japanese and Chinese subjects
Japanese (n = 26) | COOP/WONCA chart | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical fitness | Feelings | Daily activities | Social activities | Change in health | Overall health | Pain | |
SF-36 subscale | |||||||
Physical functioning | −0.508 | −0.180 | −0.344 | −0.505 | −0.312 | −0.151 | −0.424 |
Role physical | −0.368 | −0.046 | −0.262 | −0.569 | −0.031 | −0.288 | −0.237 |
Bodily pain | −0.176 | −0.141 | −0.184 | −0.074 | −0.287 | −0.278 | −0.797 |
General health perceptions | −0.196 | −0.235 | −0.367 | −0.497 | −0.022 | −0.472 | −0.266 |
Vitality | −0.360 | −0.608 | −0.632 | −0.510 | −0.102 | −0.241 | −0.441 |
Social functioning | −0.492 | −0.484 | −0.597 | −0.668 | −0.000 | −0.397 | −0.238 |
Role emotional | −0.392 | −0.191 | −0.332 | −0.688 | −0.159 | −0.263 | −0.258 |
Mental health | −0.304 | −0.674 | −0.454 | −0.545 | −0.192 | −0.238 | −0.465 |
Chinese (n = 26) | COOP/WONCA chart | ||||||
Physical fitness | Feelings | Daily activities | Social activities | Change in health | Overall health | Pain | |
SF-36 subscale | |||||||
Physical functioning | −0.847 | −0.872 | −0.793 | −0.758 | −0.097 | −0.676 | −0.866 |
Role physical | −0.695 | −0.831 | −0.789 | −0.780 | −0.316 | −0.675 | −0.883 |
Bodily pain | −0.617 | −0.875 | −0.882 | −0.843 | −0.456 | −0.656 | −0.905 |
General health perceptions | −0.773 | −0.912 | −0.876 | −0.848 | −0.283 | −0.720 | −0.899 |
Vitality | −0.528 | −0.735 | −0.605 | −0.632 | −0.014 | −0.537 | −0.745 |
Social functioning | −0.469 | −0.741 | −0.739 | −0.759 | −0.333 | −0.487 | −0.726 |
Role emotional | −0.654 | −0.826 | −0.859 | −0.869 | −0.449 | −0.712 | −0.903 |
Mental health | −0.414 | −0.673 | −0.591 | −0.638 | −0.170 | −0.428 | −0.672 |