Table 2.
SF-36 scores among persons in the general population of the Netherlands, by pain condition (14, p. 725)
| Mean SF-36 Scale Scores (SE) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain condition group | n | PF | RP | BP | GH | VT | SF | RE | MH |
| FM | 43 | 55.0 (3.2) | 41.4 (5.8) | 48.2 (3.6) | 50.1 (3.0) | 39.9 (3.1) | 60.3 (3.4) | 81.5 (4.8) | 64.1 (2.6) |
| Herniated disk | 368 | 73.2 (1.1) | 65.8 (2.0) | 67.3 (1.3) | 62.9 (1.1) | 61.4 (1.1) | 77.7 (1.2) | 82.6 (1.7) | 73.2 (0.9) |
| Gout | 138 | 75.6 (2.0) | 68.1 (3.6) | 70.2 (2.2) | 64.7 (1.9) | 60.8 (1.9) | 79.1 (2.2) | 78.7 (3.0) | 73.2 (1.7) |
| Repetitive strain injury | 63 | 73.5 (2.5) | 65.1 (4.4) | 64.5 (2.7) | 64.9 (2.3) | 60.2 (2.4) | 79.2 (2.7) | 82.7 (3.7) | 72.8 (2.0) |
| Epicondylitis | 418 | 80.5 (1.1) | 68.1 (1.9) | 71.0 (1.2) | 67.8 (1.0) | 63.1 (1.0) | 82.4 (1.1) | 82.8 (1.6) | 75.1 (0.9) |
| OA of knee | 547 | 67.6 (1.0) | 61.0 (1.9) | 62.7 (1.1) | 60.1 (1.0) | 58.8 (1.0) | 75.7 (1.1) | 80.4 (1.6) | 72.0 (0.9) |
| OA of hip | 354 | 62.4 (1.4) | 52.8 (2.5) | 59.1 (1.5) | 60.0 (1.3) | 56.8 (1.3) | 73.2 (1.5) | 80.5 (2.1) | 73.5 (1.2) |
| Osteoporosis | 280 | 64.3 (1.4) | 55.9 (2.6) | 60.9 (1.6) | 58.6 (1.3) | 56.7 (1.4) | 69.8 (1.6) | 77.2 (2.2) | 68.9 (1.2) |
| Whiplash | 79 | 72.3 (2.3) | 57.6 (4.2) | 62.7 (2.6) | 63.0 (2.2) | 58.3 (2.3) | 77.3 (2.5) | 78.0 (3.5) | 72.3 (1.9) |
| RA | 156 | 62.3 (2.0) | 49.0 (3.5) | 58.0 (2.2) | 52.1 (1.8) | 52.2 (1.9) | 70.3 (2.1) | 72.3 (3.0) | 69.2 (1.6) |
| Other chronic arthritis | 155 | 65.0 (1.9) | 54.7 (3.4) | 57.3 (2.1) | 53.3 (1.8) | 54.5 (1.8) | 69.9 (2.0) | 74.1 (2.8) | 70.7 (1.6) |
| Tendinitis and capsulitis | 587 | 75.3 (0.8) | 62.9 (1.5) | 66.2 (0.9) | 63.1 (0.8) | 60.5 (0.8) | 79.4 (0.9) | 83.4 (1.3) | 73.8 (0.7) |
| No pain condition listed above | 1888 | 87.8 (0.5) | 85.8 (0.8) | 84.1 (0.5) | 72.8 (0.4) | 69.3 (0.5) | 87.6 (0.5) | 89.8 (0.8) | 79.7 (0.4) |
SF-36, short-form health survey (36 item): PF, physical functioning; RP, role functioning difficulties caused by physical problems; BP, bodily pain; GH, general health; VT, vitality; SF, social functioning; RE, role functioning difficulties caused by emotional problems; MH, mental health. Higher scores indicate better health status. Pain conditions: FM, fibromyalgia; OA, osteoarthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.
Bold font indicates a significant (p < 0.05) difference between the FM group and the other pain condition group.