Table 4.
Reported prescription categories associated with SF-36 Physical Component Summary (PCS) Score (n = 331)
| Prescription | Reported? | P* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||||
| n | mean (SD)a | n | mean (SD)a | ||
| a) Pain | 265 | 46 (10.1) | 66 | 39.5 (11.4) | <.001 |
| b) Heartburn | 275 | 45.7 (10.4) | 56 | 39.8 (10.8) | <.001 |
| c) Diabetes | 291 | 45.4 (10.6) | 40 | 39.5 (9.8) | <.001 |
| d) Bladder spasms | 313 | 45.2 (10.6) | 18 | 36.9 (10.5) | 0.002 |
| e) Infections | 320 | 45 (10.6) | 11 | 36.9 (10.8) | 0.014 |
| f) Allergies | 294 | 45.2 (10.6) | 37 | 40.9 (10.9) | 0.019 |
| e) Others not listed | 235 | 45.6 (10.4) | 96 | 42.5 (11.2) | 0.014 |
aSF-36 PCS score; *t-test.