Table II.

Mean differences in SF-36 scores and summary measures between cancer cases and controls (n = 736, age adjusted): Best health in each score ranges up to 100 and poorest health to 0 (95% confidence interval in parentheses).

Table IIA
SF-36 SCORE in 1992–93	Cancer controlled for age
Physical functioning	−3.3 (−8.2, 1.6)
Role physical	−4.6 (−13.0, 3.8)
Bodily pain	−2.9 (−8.6, 2.8)
General health	−7.3 (−11.6, −3.1)
Vitality	−4.3 (−9.0, 0.4)
Social functioning	−3.5 (−8.2, 1.3)
Role emotional	−2.2 (−10.6, 6.1)
Mental health	−3.4 (−7.9, 1.2)
Physical component score	−1.4 (−3.5, 0.8)
Mental component score	−1.7 (−4.1, 0.8)
Table IIB
SF-36 SCORE in 1992–93	Cancer controlled for age, social status, and major disease	Social status	Major disease
Physical functioning	−3.6 (−8.4, 1.2)	4.5 (2.0, 7.0)	−6.2 (−11.2, −1.2)
Role physical	−4.9 (−13.3, 3.4)	6.4 (2.2, 10.7)	−6.8 (−15.4, 1.8)
Bodily pain	−3.5 (−9.1, 2.2)	4.6 (1.7, 7.5)	−4.3 (−10.1, 1.5)
General health	−7.6 (−11.8, −3.3)	3.5 (1.4, 5.7)	−5.0 (−9.4, −0.7)
Vitality	−4.4 (−9.1, 0.3)	2.3 (–0.1, 4.7)	−5.7 (−10.5, −0.8)
Social functioning	−3.7 (−8.4, 1.0)	2.4 (0.0, 9.4)	1.4 (−3.5, 6.2)
Role emotional	−2.5 (−10.8, 5.8)	5.1 (0.9, 9.4)	−6.8 (−15.4, 1.7)
Mental health	−3.4 (−7.9, 1.2)	0 (−2.4, 2.3)	−2.8 (−7.5, 1.9)
Physical component score	−1.5 (−3.7, 0,6)	2.0 (0.9, 3.1)	−2.7 (−4.9, −0.5)
Mental component score	−1.7 (−4.1, 0.7)	0.3 (−0.9, 1.6)	−1.5 (−4.1, 1.0)