Table 3.
SF-36 quality of life scores in veterans with ankle-foot injuries
| Item | Case group (n = 30) | Control group (n = 90) | Iranian general population (n = 1997) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | P value* | Mean ± SD | P value* | |
| Physical functioning (PF) | 42.20 ± 23.11 | 42.83 ± 22.31 | 0.949 | 85.3 ± 20.8 | < 0.001 |
| Role physical (RP) | 15.83 ± 23.20 | 25.00 ± 33.10 | 0.292 | 70.0 ± 38.0 | < 0.001 |
| Bodily pain (BP) | 24.42 ± 23.83 | 24.08 ± 18.80 | 0.874 | 79.4 ± 25.1 | < 0.001 |
| General health (GH) | 34.00 ± 20.53 | 33.50 ± 19.24 | 0.362 | 67.5 ± 20.4 | < 0.001 |
| Vitality (VT) | 44.67 ± 21.99 | 49.83 ± 20.21 | 0.261 | 65.8 ± 17.3 | < 0.001 |
| Social functioning (SF) | 41.25 ± 27.49 | 47.36 ± 26.20 | 0.244 | 76.0 ± 24.4 | < 0.001 |
| Role emotional (RE) | 18.89 ± 32.38 | 36.67 ± 43.00 | 0.050 | 65.6 ± 41.4 | < 0.001 |
| Mental health (MH) | 46.53 ± 25.59 | 50.93 ± 19.71 | 0.362 | 67.0 ± 18.0 | < 0.001 |
| PCS | 29.10 ± 15.77 | 31.35 ± 16.00 | 0.503 | – | – |
| MCS | 37.83 ± 21.50 | 46.20 ± 20.40 | 0.025 | – | – |
- Not reported, PCS Physical component scale, MCS Mental component scale
*.Compared with case group