Table 3 Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF‐36) sub‐dimensions before and after adjustment for confounding variables.
| SF‐36 | IUGR group, n = 111, mean (SD) | Control group, n = 124, mean (SD) | Mean difference, unadjusted (95% CI) | p Value | Mean difference, adjusted* (95% CI) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical function | 86.3 (21.5) | 82.9 (23.7) | 3.4 (−2.5 to 9.2) | 0.26 | 4.4 (−1.3 to 10.1) | 0.13 |
| Role limitation due to | 83.3 (32.7) | 80.6 (35.9) | 2.7 (−6.2 to 11.6) | 0.55 | 4.8 (−3.8 to 13.3) | 0.27 |
| physical problems | ||||||
| Role limitation due to | 79.9 (34.9) | 81.7 (35.1) | −1.8 (−10.9 to 7.2) | 0.69 | 0.2 (−8.3 to 8.7) | 0.96 |
| emotional problems | ||||||
| Social functioning | 85.8 (22.9) | 86.0 (23.8) | −0.2 (−6.3 to 5.8) | 0.94 | 1.1 (−4.7 to 6.8) | 0.71 |
| Mental health | 72.3 (19.3) | 73.4 (19.7) | −1.1 (−6.1 to 3.9) | 0.67 | 0.4 (−4.4 to 5.1) | 0.88 |
| Energy/vitality | 61.1 (21.7) | 61.0 (21.1) | 0.1 (−5.4 to 5.6) | 0.98 | 1.5 (−3.8 to 6.8) | 0.58 |
| Pain | 76.9 (25.6) | 76.8 (24.1) | 0.1 (−6.3 to 6.5) | 0.98 | 1.3 (−4.9 to 7.6) | 0.68 |
| General health perception | 70.1 (21.6) | 71.0 (20.1) | −0.9 (−6.3 to 4.4) | 0.74 | 0.3 (−5.0 to 5.6) | 0.90 |
*Adjusted for gender, social class at birth, marital status, education, Townsend deprivation index and age at time of study.