Table 5b.

Self-reports, Health Status, Function and Mood

Variable	Mean (S.D.) Active	Mean (S.D.) No pain	p-value
SF-36, Bodily Pain Score	58.76 (20.20)	96.10 (10.40)	<0.0001 ***
SF-36, General Health Score	67.24 (19.14)	86.38 (11.82)	0.0016 **
SF-36, Mental Health Score	71.47 (17.75)	85.00 (7.42)	0.0044 **
SF-36, Physical Function. Score	85.00 (17.59)	99.05 (3.01)	0.0001 ***
SF-36, Emotional Score	77.94 (27.47)	96.43 (7.71)	0.0108 *
SF-36, Physical Score	77.20 (19.64)	99.70 (1.36)	<0.0001 ***
SF-36, Social Functioning Score	79. 41 (25.36)	97.02 (7.81)	0.0064 **
SF-36, Vitality Score	47.43 (16.40)	71.73 (13.92)	<0.0001 ***
POMS Anger Score	0.087 (0.191)	0.131 (0.450)	0.2006
POMS Confusion Score	0.452 (0.483)	0.176 (0.323)	0.0167 *
POMS Depression Score	0.185 (0.388)	0.065 (0.229)	0.0382 *
POMS Fatigue Score	0.922 (0.962)	0.272 (0.404)	0.0075 **
POMS Tension Score	0.457 (0.498)	0.227 (0.438)	0.0104 *
POMS Total Mood Disturbance Score	0.660 (2.257)	−1.082 (1.787)	0.0024 *
Oswestry Score	12.22 (6.54)	1.667 (4.072)	<0.0001 ***

^*p-value < 0.05;

^**p-value <= 0.01;

^***p-value <= 0.001

SF36=Short Form 36, a health related quality of life measure

POMS= Profile of Mood States

Oswestry=the Oswestry Disability Scale