Table 3. Mean values and p-values for eight subscales of SF-36, based on subgroups.
| Physical functioning | Role limitations due to physical problems | Bodily pain | General health perceptions | Vitality | Social functioning | Role limitations due to emotional problems | Mental health | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marital status | - | - | - | p=0.001 | - | - | - | - |
| Single | - | - | - | 50.27 | - | - | - | - |
| Married | - | - | - | 46.69 | - | - | - | - |
| Divorced | - | - | - | 33.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Educational level | p=0.000 | p=0.000 | p=0.018 | - | p=0.000 | - | - | - |
| Illiterate | 34.31 | 14.34 | 27.10 | - | 19.58 | - | - | - |
| Primary and high school | 54.25 | 21.81 | 37.67 | - | 35.49 | - | - | - |
| Job status | - | p=0.003 | - | - | p=0.002 | - | - | - |
| Employed | - | 15.18 | - | - | 30.92 | - | - | - |
| Unemployed | - | 21.55 | - | - | 20.44 | - | - | - |
| House-keeper | - | 20.08 | - | - | 23.96 | - | - | - |
| Retired | - | 22.08 | - | - | 20.35 | - | - | - |
| Residence | p= 0.014 | p=0.046 | p=0.000 | - | - | - | p=0.003 | - |
| Town | 41.78 | 19.16 | 33.89 | - | - | - | 13.47 | - |
| Village | 33.21 | 21.95 | 19.99 | - | - | - | 18.99 | - |
| Cigarette smoking | - | - | - | - | - | p=0.027 | - | - |
| Non-smoker | - | - | - | - | - | 41.31 | - | - |
| Smoker | - | - | - | - | - | 33.33 | - | - |
SF-36: Iranian version of the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey.