Table 7.

SF-36 scores (mean ± SD) in the study group and in patients with advanced osteoarthritis

Author		Present study	Croft [17]	Nilsdotter [18]	Salaffi [1]*	Ng [19]	SooHoo [20]
Patients n.		250	611	124	107	627	89
Mean age (years)		70.8	70.9	71	67.8	68	60
SF-36 scale	PF	43.8 ± 30	28.9	31.5 ± 21	43.4 ± 23	23.1 ± 18	23
	RP	54.6 ± 41		11.5 ± 24	24.8 ± 35	6.6 ± 16	24
	BP	49.3 ± 22		31.2 ± 16	26.3 ± 21	27.4 ± 17	30
	GH	40.6 ± 17	56.2	69.7 ± 19	44.8 ± 22	74.3 ± 20	66
	VT	48.4 ± 17	60.4	48.7 ± 22	46.7 ± 20	43.9 ± 21	49
	SF	57.0 ± 24	48.7	66.6 ± 26	58.9 ± 24	53.7 ± 30	58
	RE	68.7 ± 39		40.0 ± 44	42.1 ± 32	45.2 ± 33	56
	MH	55.7 ± 11	64.5	69.7 ± 20	57.4 ± 22	71.8 ± 19	67
	PCS	35.1 ± 11			31.1 ± 8		31
	MCS	45.3 ± 8			38.9 ± 9		50

PF = Physical Functioning; RP = Role-Physical; BP = Bodily Pain; GH = General Health; VT = Vitality; SF = Social Functioning; RE = Role-Emotional; MH = Mental Health

*Patients not scheduled for THA with hip osteoarthritis of variable severity