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. 2014 Jul 8;8(2):167–174.

Table 4.

The comparison of SF-36 score in ARTs group before and after childbirth (n=86) using Wilcoxon two related samples test


Before After
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) P value

Physical functioning 42.4 (28.2) 73.5 (23.4) <0.0001
Role physical 28.7 (34.6) 63.9 (42.9) <0.0001
Bodily pain 59.2 (22.5) 72.9 (24.9) <0.0001
General health 71.1 (19.1) 76.7 (15.0) 0.029
Vitality 56.6 (21.4) 62.3 (17.6) 0.046
Social functioning 67.4 (23.2) 82.6 (17.9) <0.0001
Role emotional 65.1 (41.2) 85.6 (30.9) 0.001
Mental health 71.9 (19.0) 76.2 (14.4) 0.085