Comparisons between preoperative SF-36 bodily pain scores in studies12–16, 18–21 using US SF-36 bodily pain score norms and normative values for different age groups and different diseases. Brackets indicate SDs. Abreviation: HT indicates hypertension; CRS pre-ESS indicates values for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis before endoscopic sinus surgery.
*Chronic rhinosinusitis patients before endoscopic sinus surgery vs. general US normative values (P<.001).
** Chronic rhinosinusitis patients before endoscopic sinus surgery vs. US normative values for people 65 to 74 years of age (P<.001).