Table 2.
The SF-36 scores by gender
| Male (n = 514) | Female (n = 514) | P* | Normative data for males** | Normative data for females** | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| PF | 86.7 (20.9) | 80.6 (21.8) | < 0.0001 | 87.8 (19.0) | 82.9 (22.1) |
| RP | 78.3 (31.0) | 72.0 (33.3) | 0.002 | 73.8 (36.4) | 66.5 (39.1) |
| BP | 77.4 (16.8) | 69.1 (20.2) | < 0.0001 | 82.7 (23.4) | 76.4(26.2) |
| GH | 71.0 (17.1) | 66.1 (18.1) | < 0.0001 | 70.2 (19.6) | 65.0 (20.8) |
| SF | 76.4 (21.9) | 72.6 (22.8) | 0.007 | 78.0 (23.5) | 74.2 (25.1) |
| RE | 73.0 (35.6) | 65.4 (38.6) | 0.001 | 70.1 (39.7) | 61.4 (42.4) |
| VT | 66.2 (17.6) | 59.2 (18.5) | < 0.0001 | 68.9 (16.2) | 62.9 (17.8) |
| MH | 67.2 (17.8) | 61.6 (19.6) | < 0.0001 | 69.2 (17.1) | 65.0 (18.6) |
* Derived from two independent samples t-test.
** Data for the general population aged 15 and above [11].
PF: physical functioning, RP: role physical, BP: bodily pain, GH: general health, SF: social functioning, RE: role emotional, VT: vitality, MH: mental health.