Table 3.
Scores of the 36-item Short Form health survey (SF-36), according to different definitions of the metabolic syndrome in men and women
| WHO | EGIR | AACE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Physical functioning | 79.4 (45.3) | 79.2 (47.3) | 76.5 (45.8)** |
| Role physical | 68.3 (83.1) | 69.2 (89.2) | 62.3 (87.5) |
| Bodily pain | 73.2 (45.9) | 73.2 (49.5) | 69.6 (48.7) |
| General health | 66.4 (49.1) | 65.0 (52.2) | 64.4 (51.0) |
| Vitality | 68.9 (47.1) | 69.7 (51.4) | 68.9 (50.3) |
| Social functioning | 77.5 (59.9) | 72.7 (66.4) | 75.1 (65.2) |
| Role emotional | 58.2 (102.4) | 48.5 (107.1) | 53.5 (104.9) |
| Mental health | 73.1 (46.7) | 71.3 (52.1) | 74.7 (51.1) |
| PCS | 71.8 (41.9) | 71.6 (43.5) | 68.2 (42.4) |
| MCS | 69.4 (50.3) | 65.6 (53.7) | 68.1 (52.6) |
| Women | |||
| Physical functioning | 76.7 (46.4) | 76.4 (53.0) | 72.9 (49.5)* |
| Role physical | 63.2 (75.8) | 69.2 (86.8) | 68.1 (81.3) |
| Bodily pain | 70.3 (43.2) | 69.6 (48.5) | 70.1 (45.2) |
| General health | 64.5 (39.5) | 65.9 (44.5) | 64.3 (41.7) |
| Vitality | 59.8 (43.4) | 60.7 (50.3) | 58.7 (46.8) |
| Social functioning | 74.4 (49.0) | 76.2 (56.1) | 72.4 (52.3) |
| Role emotional | 65.9 (81.2) | 66.8 (93.4) | 67.4 (86.8) |
| Mental health | 66.7 (41.0) | 65.8 (47.2) | 64.1 (43.6) |
| PCS | 68.7 (38.6) | 70.3 (44.1) | 68.9 (41.3) |
| MCS | 66.7 (42.1) | 67.4 (48.3) | 65.6 (45.2) |
Data represented as mean (SD)
WHO, World Health Organization; EGIR, European Group for the study of Insulin Resistance; AACE, American Association of Clinical Endocrinology; PCS, physical component summary; MCS, mental component summary
* 0.05 ≤ p ≤ 0.07 for poor health-related quality of life which is not significant in α = 0.05 but is significant in α = 0.10
** P < 0.05 for poor health-related quality of life