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. 2023 Oct 24;11:1180907. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1180907

Table 3.

SF-12 Quality of life questionnaire and the sub-dimensions related to pelvic floor dysfunction. Bivariate analysis.

SF-12 dimensions Urinary incontinence Fecal incontinence Prolapse Pelvic pain
No (n = 639) Yes (n = 807) Sig. No (n = 1296) Yes (n = 150) Sig. No (n = 1243) Yes (n = 203) Sig. No (n = 1175) Yes (n = 271) Sig.
Physical function Mean (SD) 90.73 (20.07) 80.98 (29.03) < 0.001 87.77 (22.53) 63.83 (39.77) < 0.001 87.21 (24.02) 73.52 (33.06) < 0.001 88.45 (22.77) 71.59 (33.26) < 0.001
Physical role Mean (SD) 79.10 (35.82) 66.11 (43.58) < 0.001 74.85 (39.05) 46.00 (46.53) < 0.001 74.62 (39.28) 54.93 (45.87) < 0.001 77.66 (37.61) 46.68 (44.59) < 0.001
Body pain Mean (SD) 86.66 (21.44) 75.68 (27.89) < 0.001 82.64 (24.22) 62.33 (31.56) < 0.001 82.18 (24.86) 70.44 (29.13) < 0.001 83.98 (23.73) 65.59 (29.01) < 0.001
Vitality Mean (SD) 55.31 (23.66) 50.68 (23.16) < 0.001 53.78 (23.26) 43.60 (23.52) < 0.001 53.98 (23.23) 45.02 (23.64) < 0.001 55.30 (23.20) 41.55 (21.41) < 0.001
Social function Mean (SD) 77.65 (24.46) 72.99 (26.22) 0.001 76.77 (24.36) 60.13 (30.43) < 0.001 76.12 (24.89) 68.47 (28.48) < 0.001 77.99 (24.20) 62.29 (27.36) < 0.001
Emotional role Mean (SD) 64.32 (44.91) 57.56 (46.65) 0.005 62.85 (45.52) 40.67 (45.39) < 0.001 62.71 (45.39) 47.29 (47.51) < 0.001 65.15 (44.74) 40.59 (46.09) < 0.001
Mental health Mean (SD) 77.73 (14.93) 72.18 (18.04) < 0.001 75.94 (15.93) 63.33 (20.97) < 0.001 75.66 (16.43) 68.37 (18.74) < 0.001 77.12 (15.60) 63.84 (18.36) < 0.001
General health Mean (SD) 59.12 (18.09) 52.51 (19.71) < 0.001 56.71 (18.83) 44.33 (19.68) < 0.001 56.32 (18.83) 50.00 (21.11) < 0.001 72.91 (17.88) 54.76 (22.41) < 0.001
SF-12 total Mean (SD) 73.73 (17.15) 66.09 (21.55) < 0.001 71.41 (18.65) 53.03 (24.23) < 0.001 71.10 (19.12) 59.76 (22.99) < 0.001 72.90 (17.88) 54.76 (22.41) < 0.001

Bold numerical values are statistically significant values.