Table 3. Data from the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) applied to 40 patients with fibromyalgia and 40 controls in São Paulo.
| Variables | Control group | Test group | "t" test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | t | p | |
| 1) Physical function | 86.63 ± 16.5 | 33.00 ± 19.57 | 13.25 | 0.00 |
| 2) Role - physical | 90.00 ± 22.5 | 9.38 ± 22.42 | 16.05 | 0.00 |
| 3) Body pain | 76.65 ± 20.78 | 30.23 ± 14.83 | 11.5 | 0.00 |
| 4) General health | 81.47 ± 17.78 | 45.65 ± 21.65 | 8.09 | 0.00 |
| 5) Vitality | 67.93 ± 20.37 | 33.13 ± 21.26 | 7.47 | 0.00 |
| 6) Social function | 82.94 ± 22.38 | 44.00 ± 26.48 | 7.11 | 0.00 |
| 7) Role - emotional | 77.53 ± 37.27 | 30.83 ± 38.79 | 5.49 | 0.00 |
| 8) Mental health | 75.7 ± 14.84 | 45.6 ± 22.13 | 7.14 | 0.00 |
For α = 0.05, "t" (t α/2) = 2.10.