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Table 2 Comparison of SF-12 physical quality of life between women with and without severe maternal morbidity at 1-month and 6-month postpartum using ANOVA

From: Immediate and long-term relationship between severe maternal morbidity and health-related quality of life: a prospective double cohort comparison study

 

1-month

6-month

SF-12

SMM (n = 145)

Non-SMM (n = 187)

P valuea

SMM (n = 145)

Non-SMM (n = 187)

P valuea

 

mean

(SDb)

mean

(SDb)

 

mean

(SDb)

mean

(SDb)

 

PF

42.5

(7.00)

43.7

(8.51)

0.164

56.0

(3.89)

56.6

(2.53)

0.096

RP

49.8

(6.31)

48.5

(6.98)

0.089

56.6

(2.29)

57.1

(1.74)

0.019

BP

48.3

(6.00)

48.2

(6.26)

0.873

54.9

(4.72)

55.0

(5.38)

0.884

GH

44.4

(8.38)

46.5

(8.80)

0.031

55.0

(5.11)

55.5

(4.66)

0.361

Overall PCS

43.3

(5.30)

43.7

(6.79)

0.542

54.9

(3.55)

55.3

(2.86)

0.182

  1. Abbreviations: SMM severe maternal morbidity, PF physical functioning, RP role limitations due to physical health, BP bodily pain, GH general health perceptions, PCS physical component summary
  2. aAnalysis of variance
  3. bStandard deviation