Table 2.
SF36 scales compared to normative data
| PF | RP | BP | GH | VT | SF | RE | MH | PCS | MCS | ||
| Total sample | Total sample N = 1399 |
51.04 (30.38) |
44.50 (44.98) |
50.10 (28.91) |
47.41 (18.87) |
45.23 (21.71) |
70.30 (27.26) |
63.69 (45.59) |
63.84 (21.64) |
36.49 (11.65) |
47.67 (11.53) |
| Norm | 85.71 (22.10) |
83.70 (31.73) |
79.08 (27.38) |
68.05 (20.15) |
63.27 (18.47) |
88.76 (18.40) |
90.35 (25.62) |
73.88 (16.38) |
50.21 (10.24) |
51.54 (8.14) |
|
| p-Wert* | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
* p-values in the table concern the comparison to normative data
PF = Physical functioning, RP = Role physical, BP = Bodily pain, GH = General health, VT = Vitality, SF = Social functioning, RE = Role emotional, ME = Mental health, PCS = Physical component scale, MCS = Mental component scale