Table 4.

Mean ± SD of 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire scales

	Group A (n = 44)			Group B (n = 41)
	T0	T6	T12	T0	T6	T12
Physical function	84 ± 20	91 ± 11a	92 ± 12c	89 ± 10	86 ± 20	86 ± 23
Role physical	83 ± 25	88 ± 21	96 ± 15c	91 ± 19	91 ± 19	86 ± 24
Bodily pain	80 ± 24	80 ± 22	89 ± 20	86 ± 19	84 ± 22	84 ± 22
General health	63 ± 20	67 ± 21	68 ± 20	64 ± 21	67 ± 19	66 ± 17
Vitality	67 ± 16	70 ± 15	69 ± 19	67 ± 18	69 ± 14	68 ± 14
Social function	75 ± 19	80 ± 20	83 ± 17c	82 ± 19	78 ± 21	78 ± 21
Role emotional	85 ± 24	91 ± 20	90 ± 22	93 ± 16	96 ± 15	93 ± 17
Mental health	75 ± 16	75 ± 16	74 ± 19	74 ± 18	77 ± 16	74 ± 16

^aP < 0.05 between T0 and T6;

^cP < 0.05 between T₀ and T₁₂.