Table 3.
Comparisons of the mean scores of SF-36 between renal transplant recipients and Sichuan province norm
| Mean ± SD | t | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCS | recipients | 47.57±6.71 | ||
| Physical functioning | recipients | 80.15±15.41 | -9.709 | 0.000* |
| Sichuan Norm | 90.62±15.40 | |||
| Role-physical | recipients | 63.33±24.20 | -9.551 | 0.000* |
| Sichuan Norm | 79.51±34.70 | |||
| Bodily pain | recipients | 71.11±19.32 | -10.720 | 0.000* |
| Sichuan Norm | 85.61±18.37 | |||
| General health | recipients | 51.54±23.83 | -10.791 | 0.000* |
| Sichuan Norm | 69.55±21.32 | |||
| MCS | recipients | 48.26±9.66 | ||
| Vitality | recipients | 65.93±20.27 | -3.072 | 0.002* |
| Sichuan Norm | 70.29±17.07 | |||
| Social functioning | recipients | 71.26±25.14 | -8.858 | 0.000* |
| Sichuan Norm | 86.85±17.28 | |||
| Role-emotional | recipients | 71.98±23.54 | -2.714 | 0.007* |
| Sichuan Norm | 76.45±38.47 | |||
| Mental health | recipients | 73.21±17.70 | 0.453 | 0.651 |
| Sichuan Norm | 72.65±16.81 |
*
P < 0.05;
Sichuan Norm: SF-36 scores of residents in Sichuan province (Liu et al. 1996).