Table 2.
Health related quality of life of participants compared to the Swedish population
| Male participants (n = 597) | Swedish male population (n = 4268) [1] | Female participants (n = 669) | Swedish female population (n = 4592) [1] | Male and female participants (n = 1266) | Swedish male and female (n = 8930) [1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension of, Short form Health Survey(SF-36) (range 0–100) | Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) < | Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) |
| Physical Function | 95 (90–100) | 100 (90–100) | 95 (85–100) | 95 (80–100) | 95 (90–100) | 95 (85–100) |
| Role Physical | 100 (100–100) | 100 (75–100) | 100 (75–100) | 100 (75–100) | 100 (100–100) | 100 (75–100) |
| Bodily Pain | 84 (61–100) | 84 (61–100) | 84 (52–100) | 80 (51–100) | 84 (61–100) | 84 (52–100) |
| General Health | 82 (67–92) | 82 (67–94) | 82 (62–92) | 82 (62–92) | 82 (62–92) | 82 (62–92) |
| Vitality | 70 (55–85) | 75 (60–85) | 65 (45–80) | 70 (50–85) | 70 (50–80) | 75 (55–85) |
| Social Functioning | 100 (88–100) | 100 (88–100) | 100 (75–100) | 100 (75–100) | 100 (84–100) | 100 (87–100) |
| Role Emotional | 100 (100–100) | 100 (100–100) | 100 (100–100) | 100 (67–100) | 100 (100–100) | 100 (100–100) |
| Mental Health | 84 (76–92) | 88 (76–96) | 84 (72–92) | 84 (68–92) | 84 (72–92) | 88 (72–96) |
| Physical component summary | 53 (48–56) | 54 (48–57) | 53 (47–56) | 53 (45–56) | 53 (48–56) | 53 (46–57) |
| Mental component summary | 53 (47–56) | 57 (48–57) | 52 (44–55) | 53 (45–57) | 52 (45–56) | 53 (46–57) |