Table 2. Scores of eight dimensions of SF-36 among PLWHA and the comparisons with other Chinese populations (N = 744).

	This study	Male standard [23]	Male AIDS patients receiving HAART [24]
	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	Mean±SD
Physical functioning	83.0±21.5	84.4±18.6	86.2±18.8*
Role limitation due to physical problems	62.8±42.7	82.4±32.6**	51.3±44.7**
Bodily pain	76.2±25.1	83.0±19.0**	71.8±25.8*
General health perceptions	45.2±21.0	58.0±19.9**	43.3±21.0
Vitality	53.7±21.0	53.8±20.9	54.9±20.3
Social functioning	75.6±19.2	83.1±17.5**	56.5±16.7**
Role limitation due to emotional problems	61.5±43.9	84.3±32.3**	48.2±44.6**
Mental health	58.3±19.2	60.3±23.0	59.3±19.5

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01.