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. 2012 Jun 15;5:121–138. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S30540

Table A6.

Mean (SD) SF-36 scores at baseline and at Weeks 6 and 12 using observed-case analysis (with and without the Week 9–12 data for the Substudy A population) and using the LOCF (without the Week 9–12 data for the Substudy A population) – main analysis population

Subscale or summary Baseline (n = 195) Observed-case analysis LOCF


Week 6 (n = 159) Week 12 Week 6 (n = 185) Week 12


Without Substudy A (n = 125) With Substudy A (n = 144) Without Substudy A (n = 164)
Role-physical 33.5 (41.70) 54.2 (43.59)a 65.0 (41.88)a 61.8 (42.63)a 53.1 (43.70)a 57.9 (43.85)a
Physical functioningb 30.4 (19.36) 47.6 (23.52)a 53.3 (25.56)a 52.7 (25.47)a 45.4 (24.78)a 48.5 (26.99)a
Bodily pain 32.5 (16.87) 54.0 (20.44)a 62.4 (21.97)a 61.0 (21.23)a 51.7 (21.59)a 56.4 (24.43)a
General healtha 46.3 (16.55) 55.8 (18.77)a 60.3 (20.04)a 58.6 (19.78)a 53.9 (19.01)a 55.9 (20.97)a
Vitality 46.8 (17.39) 56.1 (19.70)a 60.0 (21.85)a 58.5 (21.92)a 55.1 (19.27)a 56.9 (21.32)a
Social functioning 66.1 (25.63) 76.5 (23.88)a 82.7 (21.58)a 81.9 (21.97)a 75.5 (25.08)a 78.3 (26.08)a
Role-emotional 69.2 (41.44) 82.2 (35.73)a 81.1 (36.01)a 81.9 (35.01)a 80.7 (36.54)a 78.5 (37.61)a
Mental health 63.1 (19.95) 72.1 (17.70)a 75.0 (20.20)a 73.8 (20.35)a 70.5 (18.14)a 72.0 (20.51)a
Physical component 28.1 (8.51) 35.7 (10.20)a 39.3 (10.58)a 38.5 (10.56)a 34.9 (10.35)a 36.9 (11.24)a
Mental component 50.7 (11.46) 53.7 (10.13)a 54.1 (10.45)a 53.9 (10.56)a 53.2 (10.31)a 53.1 (11.02)a

Notes:

a

P < 0.05 for the change from baseline;

b

baseline, n = 194; Observed-case analysis: Week 6, n = 159; Week 12, without Substudy A, n = 125; Week 12, with Substudy A, n = 144; LOCF: Week 6, n = 184; Week 12, n = 163.

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; SF-36, Short Form-36; LOCF, last observation carried forward.