Table 2. SF-36 normalized scores (mean ± sd) of students according to year of course in a private medical school, Salvador, Brazil, 2013.
| Domain/Component Summary | 1st Year (n=28) | 2nd Year (n=31) | 3rd Year (n=32) | 4th Year (n=32) | 5th Year (n=26) | 6th Year (n=31) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Functioning (PF) | 50.4 ± 5.9 | 53.0 ± 6.4 | 50.0 ± 8.1 | 49.9 ± 8.4 | 52.2 ± 5.7 | 53.6 ± 6.8 |
| Role Physical (RP) | 44.1 ± 10.0 | 46.2 ± 10.8 | 42.8 ± 11.8 | 44.3 ± 12.8 | 48.9 ± 10.7 | 43.9 ± 11.0 |
| Bodily Pain (BP) | 52.0 ± 9.2 | 49.6 ± 7.8 | 49.4 ± 9.3 | 48.3 ± 9.7 | 52.6 ± 9.6 | 49.8 ± 8.9 |
| General Health (GH) | 46.1 ± 7.0 | 45.7 ± 5.8 | 45.3 ± 7.1 | 45.1 ± 8.1 | 48.0 ± 7.4 | 47.1 ± 7.9 |
| Vitality (VT) | 47.0 ± 7.2 | 42.8 ± 8.5 | 45.1 ± 9.3 | 42.2 ± 9.1¶ | 52.1 ± 8.6¶ | 48.3 ± 11.7 |
| Social Functioning (SF) | 44.3 ± 11.0 | 41.1 ± 13.2 | 39.5 ± 11.5 | 40.9 ± 10.9 | 47.3 ± 10.3 | 42.8 ± 10.5 |
| Role Emotional (RE) | 44.8 ± 12.2 | 44.9 ± 7.8 | 39.2 ± 13.9 | 40.2 ± 14.6 | 46.4 ± 13.6 | 39.0 ± 13.6 |
| Mental Health (MH) | 48.0 ± 6.7 | 44.9 ± 7.8 | 44.8 ± 10.8 | 42.4 ± 12.1‡ | 51.8 ± 8.0‡ | 44.9 ± 10.2 |
| Physical Component Summary (PCS) | 49.2 ± 6.6 | 51.4 ± 7.2 | 49.3 ± 7.7 | 49.6 ± 6.7 | 51.3 ± 5.3 | 51.8 ± 7.4 |
| Mental Component Summary (MCS) | 45.1 ± 9.1 | 39.8 ± 11.3* | 40.8 ± 12.1 | 38.7 ± 12.1* | 48.5 ± 10.4† | 40.4 ± 12.2 |
*, †: p < 0.05; ‡,‡: p < 0.005; ¶, ¶: p < 0.001.