Table 2.
SF-36 Subscales (Higher score indicates less impairment)
| DePaul Sample | Newcastle Sample | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFS | ME | Sig. | CFS | ME | Sig. | |
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |||
| Physical Functioning | 32.1 (18.8) | 23.8 (16.4) | ** | 34.8 (27.7) | 24.6 (18.7) | |
| Role Physical | 6.1 (17.4) | 1.8 (8.1) | * | 9.4 (18.6) | 5.9 (18.8) | |
| Bodily Pain | 44.4 (23.6) | 34.2 (18.6) | ** | 33.2 (22.2) | 26.8 (23.5) | |
| General Health | 26.2 (15.2) | 22.9 (12.0) | 24.9 (15.3) | 15.9 (8.3) | * | |
| Social Functioning | 21.9 (19.8) | 15.8 (19.4) | 28.4 (20.9) | 22.8 (22.2) | ||
| Mental Health | 71.0 (17.0) | 73.4 (16.4) | 58.8 (20.5) | 66.7 (18.9) | ||
| Role Emotional | 77.3 (39.1) | 85.1 (31.7) | 61.9 (44.3) | 62.5 (45.3) | ||
| Vitality | 13.3 (13.5) | 12.2 (12.2) | 15.1 (14.5) | 13.2 (15.1) | ||
p< 0.01;
p< 0.05