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SF-36 Dimension
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Age group, years
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|---|
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19-35 (n = 200, 25.3%)
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36-50 (n = 326, 41.2%)
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51-65 (n = 207, 26.2%)
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> 65 (n = 57, 7.2%)
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Physical functioning
|
Std
|
78.1 (22.2)
|
73.7 (22.4)
|
64.2 (24.3)
|
58.3 (23.7)
|
< 0.001
|
| |
Z
|
0.3 (0.9)
|
0.5 (0.9)
|
0.9 (1.0)
|
1.1 (1.0)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Physical role
|
Std
|
38.7 (41.4)
|
36.0 (40.4)
|
24.7 (33.8)
|
29.1 (36.6)
|
0.003
|
| |
Z
|
1.3 (1.2)
|
1.3 (1.1)
|
1.7 (1.0)
|
1.5 (1.0)
|
0.003
|
|
Emotional role
|
Std
|
29.6 (37.2)
|
33.1 (40.9)
|
26.3 (37.3)
|
38.1 (42.5)
|
NS
|
| |
Z
|
2.0 (1.2)
|
1.8 (1.4)
|
2.1 (1.2)
|
1.7 (1.4)
|
NS
|
|
Social functioning
|
Std
|
50.6 (26.8)
|
49.0 (26.2)
|
45.0 (22.4)
|
46.4 (24.5)
|
NS
|
| |
Z
|
2.0 (1.3)
|
2.1 (1.3)
|
2.3 (1.1)
|
2.2 (1.2)
|
NS
|
|
Pain
|
Std
|
61.0 (26.3)
|
55.9 (27.4)
|
47.0 (24.8)
|
50.7 (26.1)
|
< 0.001
|
| |
Z
|
0.6 (0.9)
|
0.8 (1.0)
|
1.1 (0.9)
|
1.0 (0.9)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Mental health
|
Std
|
44.5 (19.8)
|
44.5 (19.5)
|
40.9 (15.5)
|
41.6 (16.3)
|
NS
|
| |
Z
|
1.4 (1.0)
|
1.4 (1.0)
|
1.6 (0.8)
|
1.6 (0.8)
|
NS
|
|
Vitality
|
Std
|
41.5 (20.8)
|
37.7 (20.7)
|
33.6 (17.5)
|
34.7 (16.4)
|
0.015
|
| |
Z
|
1.1 (0.9)
|
1.3 (0.9)
|
1.5 (0.8)
|
1.5 (0.7)
|
0.015
|
|
Overall health status
|
Std
|
40.5 (22.0)
|
36.8 (20.0)
|
31.7 (16.6)
|
31.6 (17.3)
|
0.002
|
| |
Z
|
-1.2 (1.0)
|
-1.4 (0.9)
|
-1.6 (0.7)
|
-1.6 (0.8)
|
0.002
|
|
Physical health summary index
|
Std
|
45.9 (8.9)
|
43.7 (8.7)
|
40.1 (8.5)
|
39.0 (9.4)
|
< 0.001
|
| |
Z
|
0.4 (0.9)
|
0.6 (0.9)
|
1.0 (0.9)
|
1.1 (0.9)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Mental health summary index
|
Std
|
29.7 (11.7)
|
30.3 (12.0)
|
28.9 (9.9)
|
31.1 (11.6)
|
NS
|
| |
Z
|
2.0 (1.2)
|
2.0 (1.2)
|
2.1 (1.0)
|
1.9 (1.2)
|
NS
|
- Values are expressed as mean (SD).
- NS = not significant; Std = standardised scores.
