Table 3.

SF-36v2 Scores.

Time	Low-tension	High-tension	Control
Physical Functioning (Tension treatment effect: p<.001; Tension time effect: p<.001)
Pre-surgery	71.6±2.0*	73.3±2.1*	97.8±2.0
60 months	94.2±2.1	96.6±2.2	96.5±2.1
84 months	92.4±2.0t	95.14±2.0	97.8±2.1
Role Physical (Tension treatment effect: p<.001; Tension time effect: p<.001)
Pre-surgery	61.7±5.5*	58.2±2.9*	97.0±2.8
60 months	97.5±3.1	96.7±3.1	97.2±3.1
84 months	94.8±2.9	97.6±2.9	96.6±2.9
Bodily Pain (Tension treatment effect: p=.02; Tension time effect: p<.001)
Pre-surgery	63.5±2.7*	62.9±2.8*	84.8±2.8
60 months	82.5±3.0	88.3±3.0	82.3±3.0
84 months	78.2±2.8#,t	85.5±2.8	85.6±2.9
General Health (Tension treatment effect: p=.22; Tension time effect: p=.68)
Pre-surgery	81.4±2.1	85.4±2.1	85.8±2.1
60 months	83.3±2.2	86.0±2.3	85.7±2.2
84 months	80.7±2.1*	84.1±2.1	86.9±2.2
Vitality (Tension treatment effect: p=.19; Tension time effect: p=.02)
Pre-surgery	62.3±2.6*	66.1±2.7	71.8±2.7
60 months	67.9±2.8^	76.3±2.9t	68.9±2.8
84 months	69.2±2.7	72.2±2.7	71.7±2.8
Social Functioning (Tension treatment effect: p<.001; Tension time effect: p<.001)
Pre-surgery	82.2±2.3*	77.2±2.4*	97.0±2.4
60 months	92.4±2.5	94.6±2.6	97.3±2.5
84 months	90.3±2.4#,*	96.5±2.4	97.2±2.5
Role Emotional (Tension treatment effect: p=.15; Tension time effect: p<.001)
Pre-surgery	83.8±2.4*	83.7±2.5*	97.1±2.4
60 months	93.25±2.6	96.0±2.7	96.7±2.6
84 months	95.5±2.5	95.6±2.5	97.2±2.5
Mental Health (Tension treatment effect: p=.06; Tension time effect: p<.001)
Pre-surgery	73.4±2.2*	75.1±2.2*	83.9±2.2
60 months	78.4±2.3^	87.7±2.4*	80.0±2.3
84 months	80.5±2.2	85.0±2.2	85.0±2.3

There was a significant difference between the mean±95% CI for the two tension groups at 60 months in the Vitality and Mental Health subscales.

Preoperatively, low tension and high tension were significantly different from control in 7 and 6 out of the 8 subscales, respectively.

^{^}p<.05

^#p<.10

^*p<.05

^tp<.10