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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 12.
Published in final edited form as: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Jul 15;34(16):1722–1731. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181a8faf2

Table 1.

Summary statistics for the CTT- and IRT-Scaled PF scores from the SF-36 Version 1.0 across Assessment Times and the CTT- and IRT-based Change Scores from Baseline to Time of Follow-up Assessment

CTT-Based Scoring IRT-Based Scoring*
Assessment Time N Mean SD Min Max Mean SD Min Max
Initial Visit 996 35.32 24.83 0 100 35.79 24.13 −7.40 110.68
6-Weeks 996 53.81 26.28 0 100 53.90 25.37 −7.40 110.68
3 Months 996 61.33 27.14 0 100 61.10 27.06 −7.40 110.68
6 Months 996 63.86 27.89 0 100 63.93 28.34 −7.40 110.68
1 Year 996 66.37 28.17 0 100 66.44 29.56 −7.40 110.68
Total 4980 56.23 29.13 0 100 56.23 29.13 −7.40 110.68
PF Change Score DeltaPF
6-Weeks - Baseline 996 18.48 26.60 −55 95 18.1 26.0 −63.3 108.6
13-Weeks - Baseline 996 26.00 29.20 −60 100 25.3 28.6 −53.7 118.1
26-Weeks - Baseline 996 28.53 29.99 −90 100 28.1 29.9 −95.6 118.1
52-Weeks - Baseline 996 31.04 30.50 −90 100 30.6 30.9 −92.3 118.1
*

Note that the linear transformation of the IRT-based scores to have the same mean and standard deviation as the CTT-base scores resulting in IRT-based scores where extreme values that could be less than 0 or more than 100