Table 4. Quality of Life (QOL) of hemodialysis respondents (n=90).

SF – 36	Score* Mean ± S.D.
Total score of SF-36	54.1 ±19.2
Physical Component Summary (PCS)	39.6 ± 8.6
Pain	66.9 ± 24.3
Physical functioning	61.6 ± 22.0
General health	43.3 ± 18.4
Role limitations—physical	30.3 ± 38.5
Mental Component summary (MCS)	45.0 ± 8.6
Social function	66.8 ± 26.0
Emotional well-being	63.7 ± 17.3
Energy/fatigue	50.8 ± 18.2
Role limitations—emotional	49.3 ± 45.9

^* For each scale, summary measure and total score, the score ranges from 0 - 100, with a higher score indicating better QOL.