Table 3.
Values of Short Form health survey (SF-36) domains among men and women with spinal cord injury
| Domain | Men (n: 85) Mean (SD) | Women (n: 19) Mean (SD) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical functioning | 29.35 (22.64) | 18.82 (12.18) | 0.07 |
| Role limitation due to physical problems | 71.64 (39.82) | 69.44 (40.72) | 0.83 |
| Role limitation due to emotional problems | 67.48 (42.15) | 62.22 (48.72) | 0.66 |
| Mental health | 76.0 (17.19) | 68.70 (19.76) | 0.06 |
| Vitality | 70.0 (15.72) | 61.76 (18.36) | 0.12 |
| Social functioning | 82.07 (22.52) | 69.85 (23.40) | 0.046* |
| Bodily pain | 75.12 (24.73) | 58.75 (25.67) | 0.018* |
| General health | 58.25 (22.24) | 54.11 (27.17) | 0.50 |
| Physical component summary | 58.18 (15.82) | 54.19 (19.69) | 0.40 |
| Mental component summary | 73.91 (18.53) | 66.65 (21.72) | 0.18 |
| Total score | 66.40 (14.70) | 60.14 (18.86) | 0.17 |
* Significance at level of P < 0.05
P-values stand for one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for comparison of means between groups.