Skip to main content
. 2001 Sep 22;323(7314):658. doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7314.658

Table 5.

Mean (SD) scores for quality of life (SF-36) variables at each visit for treatment and no treatment groups (all patients with baseline data). Higher scores indicate better health

Treatment
No treatment
F value Treatment effect (points (95% CI))
No of patients Visit 1 (baseline) Visit 2 or 3 No of patients Visit 1 (baseline) Visit 2 or 3
At completion of treatment (visit 2)
 Physical functioning 81 65.3 (33.1) 65.2 (34.2) 81 64.7 (30.5) 65.2 (29.9) 0.040 (P=0.841) 0.53 (−4.69 to 5.75)
Social functioning 82 74.4 (26.7) 76.9 (27.6) 79 70.2 (28.6) 72.8 (27.9) 0.101 (P=0.751) 0.94 (−6.81 to 4.92)
Role (physical) 82 59.8 (43.7) 56.7 (44.5) 80 53.8 (41.5) 49.1 (42.6) 0.473 (P=0.493)  3.44 (−13.33 to 6.45)
Role (emotional) 82 70.7 (42.4) 66.0 (43.4) 81 61.1 (43.3) 62.9 (43.4) 0.389 (P=0.534)  3.10 (−6.71 to 12.90)
Mental health 82 69.9 (19.2) 74.0 (19.8) 79 64.3 (19.3) 65.1 (19.8) 4.784 (P=0.030)  4.74 (−9.01 to −0.46)
Energy/fatigue 82 53.2 (21.0) 56.7 (22.0) 79 47.2 (21.7) 48.9 (22.8) 1.611 (P=0.206) 2.81 (−7.17 to 1.56)
Pain 80 62.6 (28.9) 66.4 (28.9) 79 58.4 (25.6) 60.2 (31.0) 0.785 (P=0.377) 2.94 (−9.48 to 3.61)
Health perception 78 62.2 (23.6) 63.4 (25.4) 80 56.7 (23.4) 58.5 (23.8) 0.002 (P=0.963) 0.009 (−3.76 to 3.94)
At completion of follow up (visit 3)
Physical functioning 81 65.3 (33.1) 66.2 (32.1) 81 64.7 (30.5) 64.4 (30.5) 0.323 (P=0.570) 1.39 (−6.21 to 3.43)
Social functioning 82 74.4 (26.7) 75.0 (26.9) 79 70.2 (28.6) 69.5 (30.6) 0.533 (P=0.466) 2.22 (−8.21 to 3.78)
Role (physical) 82 59.8 (43.7) 59.1 (42.9) 80 53.8 (41.5) 54.4 (44.1) 0.007 (P=0.934) 0.40 (−9.90 to 9.11)
Role (emotional) 82 70.7 (42.4) 66.5 (42.3) 81 61.1 (43.3) 61.7 (45.1) 0.216 (P=0.643)  2.25 (−7.31 to 11.81)
Mental health 82 69.9 (19.2) 72.7 (18.9) 79 64.3 (19.3) 66.1 (19.4)  1.45 (P=0.230) 2.59 (−6.83 to 1.66)
Energy/fatigue 82 53.2 (21.0) 54.3 (24.0) 79 47.2 (21.7) 48.2 (23.5) 0.079 (P=0.780) 0.63 (−5.03 to 3.78)
Pain 80 62.6 (28.9) 61.5 (29.3) 79 58.4 (25.6) 54.6 (28.5)  1.45 (P=0.230) 3.60 (−9.51 to 2.31)
Health perception 78 62.2 (23.6) 63.5 (24.2) 80 56.7 (23.4) 57.3 (24.9) 0.315 (P=0.576) 1.08 (−4.90 to 2.73)