Table 2.

Comparison of SF-36 scores between left-behind wives and non-left-behind wives ( $\overline{\mathit{\chi }}\mathbf{\pm }\mathbf{\text{SD}}$)

	Left-behind wives (n =  1893)	Non-left-behind wives (n =  969)	|Cohen’s d|
PF	86.35 ± 13.94	91.82 ± 11.70**	0.43
RP	59.57 ± 39.48	79.39 ± 35.39**	0.53
BP	70.32 ± 14.94	74.97 ± 15.51**	0.31
GH	59.15 ± 18.98	66.35 ± 18.11**	0.39
VT	63.79 ± 16.22	70.47 ± 15.45**	0.42
SF	76.87 ± 17.48	83.99 ± 15.66**	0.43
RE	55.54 ± 39.38	81.70 ± 30.23**	0.75
MH	62.74 ± 14.46	67.80 ± 14.53**	0.35
PCS	68.85 ± 16.60	78.13 ± 16.18**	0.57
MCS	64.73 ± 15.66	75.99 ± 13.04**	0.78

^**Significant difference between left-behind wives and non-left-behind wives, P < 0.01.

PF: physical functioning; RP: role limitations caused by physical problems; BP: bodily pain; GH: general health perceptions; VT: vitality; SF: social functioning; RE: role limitations caused by emotional problems; MH: mental health; PCS: physical component summary; MCS: mental component summary.

|Cohen’s d|: absolute value of Cohen’s d.