Table 2.
Comparisons of the short form-36 health survey (SF-36) subscale scores between participants with and without spinal cord injury
| Subscale | Group | M | SD | Min | Max | Mean Rank | Mann-Whitney U-test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Functioning | SCI | 10.11 | 11.49 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 22.61 | P<0.000 |
| Control | 89.73 | 15.51 | 25.00 | 100.00 | 72.41 | ||
| Role-Physical | SCI | 50.00 | 40.71 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 35.48 | P<0.000 |
| Control | 87.50 | 24.77 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 62.30 | ||
| Bodily Pain | SCI | 55.82 | 32.93 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 37.57 | P<0.000 |
| Control | 82.34 | 19.64 | 41.00 | 100.00 | 60.66 | ||
| General Health | SCI | 52.05 | 13.48 | 25.00 | 85.00 | 49.06 | P=0.655 |
| Control | 53.57 | 9.43 | 30.00 | 80.00 | 51.63 | ||
| Vitality | SCI | 57.39 | 21.42 | 5.00 | 100.00 | 40.67 | P=0.003 |
| Control | 69.37 | 15.49 | 30.00 | 100.00 | 58.22 | ||
| Social Functioning | SCI | 62.22 | 30.20 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 40.66 | P=0.002 |
| Control | 81.25 | 16.51 | 37.50 | 100.00 | 58.23 | ||
| Role-Emotional | SCI | 72.73 | 36.85 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 46.66 | P=0.170 |
| Control | 82.14 | 29.79 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 53.52 | ||
| Mental Health | SCI | 64.91 | 17.38 | 16.00 | 100.00 | 41.06 | P=0.004 |
| Control | 74.07 | 17.01 | 16.00 | 100.00 | 57.92 |
SCI - Spinal Cord Injury