FIGURE 6. Quality of life assessment of 39 patients with prior I-FDVT according to the Short-Form 36 health survey questionnaire, in comparison with an equal number of healthy individuals matched for age and sex. Patients with prior I-FDVT had a significantly worse perception of their physical function (P = 0.02), physical role (P = 0.033), general health (P = 0.001) [a], social function (P = 0.047), and mental health (P = 0.043) [b]; there was no difference in the bodily pain (P = 0.57) [a], vitality (P = 0.085), and role emotional (P = 0.4).