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Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2015 Apr 1;91(5):925–933. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.12.045

Table 4.

Long-term Global Health Measures by SF-36

Category Survey
Mean (stdv)
Population
Mean (stdv)*
Physical health
  Physical functioning 88.6 (20.3) 84.2 (23.3)
  Role limitations due to physical health 85.9 (31.8) 80.9 (34.0)
  Bodily pain 83.8 (22.4) 75.2 (23.7)
  General health 75.5 (22.4) 71.9 (20.3)
Mental health
  Vitality 66.9 (24.6) 60.9 (20.9)
  Social functioning 91.9 (17.6) 83.3 (22.7)
  Role limitations due to emotional problems 93.2 (23.2) 81.3 (33.0)
  General mental health 84.9 (12.4) 74.7 (18.1)
*

Reference 19.