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Table 3 SF-36 subscale scores according to demographic characteristics of the sample (N = 229)

From: Predictors of health-related quality of life in type II diabetic patients in Greece

		PF	RP	BP	GH	VT	SF	RE	MH
Sex
Male		74.6	69.2	81.7	53.3	63.3	85.0	72.6	65.7
Female		55.4	55.4	65.3	45.0	50.6	65.8	55.7	55.1
	*P (sig.)*	0.000***	0.016*	0.000***	0.007**	0.000***	0.000***	0.007**	0.003**
Age
≤ 65		74.7	66.7	72.4	51.2	62.4	76.7	65.7	61.4
66–75		62.4	63.8	72.5	47.4	54.4	74.3	64.8	59.3
> 75		56.5	54.5	74.2	48.4	53.3	73.5	59.7	59.8
	*P (sig.)*	0.000***	0.380	0.925	0.578	0.084	0.812	0.659	0.799
Marital Status
Married		66.3	64.9	76.2	49.7	59.3	76.4	66.5	62.1
Single/Widowed		59.6	53.5	65.5	46.1	48.4	71.5	55.2	53.6
	*P (sig.)*	0.078	0.078	0.021*	0.304	0.011*	0.321	0.080	0.031*
Education
≤ 6 years		60.5	57.3	69.4	46.8	54.0	72.0	60.3	57.8
7–12 years		81.6	81.5	85.6	54.6	65.3	85.9	71.0	65.1
> 12 years		81.7	72.2	91.1	58.9	63.8	80.6	81.5	76.4
	*P (sig.)*	0.000***	0.014*	0.002**	0.107	0.049*	0.022*	0.267	0.032*
Work Status
Retired		62.0	68.3	78.5	49.9	57.0	79.1	69.9	62.2
Employed/Farming		72.4	57.4	77.7	50.7	60.0	78.2	59.8	61.8
Keeping House		58.6	56.3	61.9	47.3	52.4	64.5	58.5	54.8
	*P (sig.)*	0.013*	0.159	0.004**	0.788	0.375	0.031*	0.180	0.226

*** P <0.001, ** P <0.01, * P <0.05 according to Mann-Whitney or Kruskal-Wallis test.
Abbreviations: PF = Physical Functioning, RP = Role Physical, BP = Bodily Pain, GH = General Health, VT = Vitality, SF = Social Functioning, RE = Role Emotional, MH = Mental Health

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