Table 3. Short form-12 mean scores comparing SIRS, uncomplicated sepsis and severe sepsis/septic shock.
| Domains | Sterile SIRS | Uncomplicated sepsis | Severe sepsis/septic shock |
| Physical functioning | 45.5 (9.9) | 32.0 (7.7)* | 25.6 (7.4)Δ |
| Role physical | 43.9 (10.0) | 38.3 (6.3) | 29.5 (4.7)Δ ‡ |
| Bodily pain | 46.3 (10.3) | 36.9 (10.8)* | 24.7 (4.4)Δ ‡ |
| General health | 41.9 (11.3) | 34.8 (8.8) | 25.9 (4.1)Δ ‡ |
| Vitality | 46.5 (8.6) | 37.4 (8.2)* | 34.0 (9.0)Δ |
| Social functioning | 41.9 (13.3) | 38.6 (10.7) | 27.3 (5.5)Δ ‡ |
| Role emotional | 37.7 (13.7) | 41.9 (10.9) | 30.3 (11.5)‡ |
| Mental health | 46.4 (12.5) | 47.4 (15.6) | 40.1 (11.7) |
| Physical componentscore | 47 (10.3) | 31.4 (7.4)* | 20.9 (4.7)Δ ‡ |
| Mental component score | 41.3 (13.8) | 43.4 (12.4) | 35.5 (10.2) |
*denotes a significant difference between group 1 and 2. (p<0.05).
Δ
denotes a significant difference between group 1 and 3. (p<0.05).
‡
denotes a significant difference between group 2 and 3. (p<0.05).
All results are presented as means (SD).