Table 4.
Outcome comparisons in effect sizes, stratified by SF-36 scales. Each comparison refers to one SF-36 scale at the last evaluable follow-up of the corresponding cohort: Mean difference from baseline in AMOS cohort minus mean difference from baseline in corresponding cohort, divided by standard deviation of baseline score of AMOS cohort. A positive difference indicates that AMOS cohorts show larger improvements than corresponding cohorts.
| SF-36 scale | Median | Interquartile range | Ranges: Number (percentage) of comparisons | N (total) | ||||||
| ≤ -0.8 | -0.79 to -0.5 | -0.49 to -0.2 | -0.19 to 0.19 | 0.2 to 0.49 | 0.5 to 0.79 | ≥ 0.8 | ||||
| Physical Functioning | 0.09 | -0.09 to 0.20 | 4 (6) | 2 (3) | 6 (10) | 35 (56) | 12 (19) | 1 (2) | 2 (3) | 62 (100) |
| Role Physical | 0.13 | -0.16 to 0.35 | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 10 (17) | 24 (41) | 17 (29) | 6 (10) | 1 (2) | 59 (100) |
| Role Emotional | -0.05 | -0.18 to 0.21 | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 10 (17) | 32 (54) | 13 (22) | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 59 (100) |
| Social Functioning | 0.09 | -0.12 to 0.37 | 0 (0) | 6 (9) | 7 (11) | 24 (36) | 18 (27) | 6 (9) | 5 (8) | 66 (100) |
| Mental Health | 0.12 | -0.05 to 0.33 | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 4 (6) | 28 (45) | 18 (29) | 6 (10) | 2 (3) | 62 (100) |
| Bodily Pain | 0.12 | -0.06 to 0.44 | 4 (6) | 3 (5) | 5 (8) | 25 (39) | 13 (20) | 11 (17) | 3 (5) | 64 (100) |
| Vitality | 0.23 | -0.06 to 0.52 | 1 (2) | 3 (5) | 7 (12) | 16 (27) | 18 (30) | 11 (18) | 4 (7) | 60 (100) |
| General Health | 0.20 | -0.06 to 0.36 | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 6 (10) | 24 (38) | 24 (38) | 8 (13) | 0 (0) | 63 (100) |
| Physical Component Summary | 0.27 | -0.03 to 0.36 | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 4 (15) | 7 (26) | 10 (37) | 4 (15) | 0 (0) | 27 (100) |
| Mental Component Summary | -0.03 | -0.31 to 0.34 | 2 (7) | 2 (7) | 6 (20) | 10 (33) | 6 (20) | 3 (10) | 1 (3) | 30 (100) |