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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Mar 6;214(4):409–426. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.12.040

Table 4.

Health-Related Quality of Life Scores for SF-36 and Integrated Surveys

Baseline (N) 6 Months 12 Months 24 Months Integrated
Total Insulin Independent Insulin Dependent
SF-36* (160) (114) (70) (66) (26) (37)
Physical Functioning 53 ± 2 70 ± 2 73 ± 3 74 ± 3 83 68
Role-Physical Limitations 9 ± 3 32 ± 3 39 ± 4 42 ± 4 62 32
Bodily Pain 22 ± 2 48 ± 2 53 ± 3 49 ± 3 59 45
Perceived Health 36 ± 2 52 ± 2 50 ± 3 44 ± 3 53 40
Social Functioning 32 ± 2 55 ± 3 61 ± 3 60± 3 70 59
Vitality 26± 3 44 ± 2 50 ± 3 48 ± 3 59 43
Role-Emotional Limitations 37 ± 4 50 ± 4 61 ± 5 70 ± 5 77 72
Mental Health 60 ± 2 74 ± 2 74 ± 3 76 ± 3 83 76
Physical Component Summary 29 ± 1 37 ± 1 39 ± 1 38 ± 1 43 34
Mental Component Summary 38 ± 1 47 ± 1 47 ± 1 49± 2 51 49
Improved Health Since Last Year 7% 86% 86% 57% 58% 57%
Integrated** (102) (95) (57) (51)
Narcotic Use 100% (102) 58% (55) 56% (32) 41% (21)
Pain Rating 54 ± 2 32± 3 31± 3 30 ± 3
*

P<0.001 compared to baseline for all SF-36 scale scores

**

Integrated survey comparison on narcotic use and pain over time significant p-value <0.05 compared to baseline

Insulin independent vs. insulin dependent significant P-value <0.05 for physical functioning, role-physical limitations, and vitality compared to baseline