Table 4.

SF-36 scores before and 1 year after cardiac surgery (n = 133)

	Before surgery	1 year after surgery	Preoperative to postoperative change in SF-36 scores
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD,	CI for the change [95 % CI] P-value
	Md (min-max)	Md (min-max)
PF	65.0 ± 24.5	81.7 ± 20.7	16.7 [12.8–20.5]	<0.001
	70 (5–100)	90 (10–100)
RP	39.8 ± 43.0	79.0 ± 33.7	39.2 [31.1–47.3]	<0.001
	25 (0–100)	100 (0–100)
BP	69.4 ± 27.6	83.6 ± 22.3	14.1 [9.1–19.2]	<0.001
	74 (12–100)	100 (0–100)
GH	64.2 ± 18.1	77.4 ± 17.7	13.2 [10.3–16.0]	<0.001
	65 (15–100)	82 (25–100)
VT	54.8 ± 23.7	73.6 ± 18.6	18.8 [15.0–22.6]	<0.001
	55 (0–100)	80 (25–100)
SF	78.8 ± 24.3	92.8 ± 13.8	14.0 [9.9–18.1]	<0.001
	88 (13–100)	100 (50–100)
RE	67.2 ± 42.2	82.3 ± 33.8	15.2 [7.1–23.2]	<0.001
	100 (0–100)	100 (0–100)
MH	74.5 ± 19.7	85.8 ± 15.2	11.3 [7.9–14.7]	<0.001
	80 (12–100)	92 (36–100)

Data are presented as mean ± SD and median (min-max) [95 % CI of the difference]. P-value < 0.05 was considered significant

BP bodily pain, CI confidence interval, GH general health, Md median, MH mental health, PF physical functioning, RE emotional role functioning, RP physical role functioning, SF social functioning, VT vitality. Incomplete/missing data n = 17