Table 3.
Mean SF-36 scores (95% C.I.) for IBS cases (n = 347) and the total un-matched control group (n = 2,727).
| Female | Male | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF-36 scale: | IBS cases (n = 251) | Un-matched controls (n = 1,418) | IBS cases (n = 96) | Un-matched controls (n = 1,309) | IBS cases (n = 347) | Un-matched controls (n = 2,727) |
| Physical functioning | 84.2 (81.6 to 86.4) | 89.7 ** (88.8 to 90.5) | 89.3 (86.1 to 93.0) | 93.0 n.s (92.3 to 94.0) | 86.0 (83.5 to 88.1) | 91.3*** (91.0 to 92.0) |
| Physical role | 71.0 (66.3 to 75.6) | 84.0 *** (82.5 to 86.0) | 82.1 (76.0 to 89.0) | 88.1 n.s (87.1 to 90.0) | 74.1 (70.0 to 78.0) | 86.1*** (85.0 to 87.1) |
| Bodily pain | 68.0 (65.0 to 71.0) | 80.6 *** (79.5 to 81.7) | 74.2 (69.3 to 79.1) | 84.4*** (83.3 to 85.5) | 69.4 (67.1 to 72.1) | 82.4*** (82.1 to 83.2) |
| General health | 62.0 (59.0 to 65.1) | 75.0 *** (74.0 to 76.1) | 67.4 (63.0 to 72.1) | 77.1 *** (76.1 to 78.1) | 63.5 (61.1 to 66.1) | 76.1*** (75.2 to 77.0) |
| Vitality | 50.0 (47.0 to 53.8) | 62.0 *** (61.0 to 63.0) | 59.0 (54.2 to 63.3) | 67.2** (66.1 to 68.4) | 52.3 (50.0 to 55.1) | 64.4*** (64.0 to 65.2) |
| Social functioning | 75.1 (72.0 to 78.4) | 87.0 *** (86.0 to 88.1) | 83.0 (77.5 to 87.8) | 90.1** (89.0 to 91.0) | 77.0 (74.2 to 80.0) | 88.3*** (87.5 to 89.0) |
| Emotional role | 69.5 (65.0 to 75.0) | 83.0 *** (81.1 to 84.5) | 83.0 (76.1 to 90.1) | 87.0 n.s (85.1 to 88.2) | 73.2 (69.1 to 77.2) | 85.0*** (84.0 to 86.0) |
| Mental health | 67.0 (64.3 to 69.5) | 76.0 *** (75.1 to 77.0) | 74.3 (71.1 to 78.1) | 79.4** (78.5 to 80.4) | 69.0 (67.0 to 71.0) | 78.0*** (77.0 to78.3) |
***
p < 0.0001,
**
p = 0.001,
*
p < 0.05, n.s = not significant.