Table 5a. Mean HRQOL at baseline and at result and change scores from baseline to result for FS participants with positive and negative screening results.

Positive screening result				Negative screening result			Positive vs Negative			Positive vs Negative
SF-12	Mean baseline (s.d.)	Mean result (s.d.)	P-valuea	Mean baseline (s.d.)	Mean result (s.d.)	P-valuea	Change score positive	Change score negative	P-valueb change scores	Change score positive	Change score negative	P-valuec change scores
FS
PF	86.7 (22.6)	84.1 (22.1)	0.09	87.0 (23.1)	87.4 (25.9)	0.38	−2.6 (14.5)	0.4 (16.0)	0.06	−2.5 (14.0)	0.5 (14.0)	0.04
RP	84.2 (33.9)	84.6 (33.9)	0.91	84.5 (31.9)	83.9 (31.9)	0.41	0.4 (28.1)	−0.6 (27.9)	0.76	0.7 (14.9)	−0.2 (14.8)	0.75
RE	81.7 (27.2)	85.7 (28.1)	0.16	90.2 (27.9)	89.9 (27.9)	0.68	4.0 (27.1)	−0.3 (27.9)	0.14	0.6 (26.0)	−0.3 (26.0)	0.90
MH	83.4 (17.4)	81.7 (17.5)	0.24	83.6 (16.0)	84.3 (16.0)	0.03	−1.7 (12.6)	0.7 (12.0)	0.09	−1.3 (12.3)	1.1 (12.0)	0.07
GH	69.4 (21.3)	69.5 (21.3)	0.98	69.5 (20.0)	72.1 (20.0)	<0.01	0.1 (13.6)	2.6 (16.0)	0.08	0.03 (12.8)	2.6 (12.8)	0.06
BP	82.9 (21.4)	85.4 (21.6)	0.12	84.5 (25.1)	85.7 (22.4)	<0.01	2.5 (15.5)	1.2 (16.0)	0.45	2.3 (14.7)	1.4 (14.8)	0.57
VT	62.5 (24.2)	62.9 (24.2)	0.93	62.9 (25.1)	65.3 (24.7)	<0.01	0.4 (18.4)	2.4 (20.0)	0.33	0.5 (17.2)	2.5 (17.3)	0.27
SF	87.8 (18.4)	87.9 (17.7)	0.90	91.5 (18.8)	92.2 (18.0)	0.09	0.1 (15.5)	0.7 (16.0)	0.72	−0.8 (13.6)	1.27 (14.0)	0.17

Abbreviations: ANOVA=analysis of variance; PF=Physical Functioning; RP=Role Physical; RE=Role Emotional; MH=Mental Health; GH=General Health; BP=Bodily Pain; VT=Vitality; SF=Social Functioning.

All analyses adjusted for age, sex, education, marital status and work

The bold and italics values illustrate that the P-value reached criteria for statistical significance.

^aANOVA.

^bANOVA with change score from baseline to result as outcome variable.

^cChange score from baseline to result as outcome variable, adjusted for baseline value of the outcome.