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. 2012 Jan 30;4(1):47–54. doi: 10.1111/j.1757-7861.2011.00169.x

Table 2.

Scores of all the 8 terms of SF‐36 before operations and at last follow‐up

Items Preop Last FU
Anterior group Posterior group P value Anterior group Posterior group P value
PF 31.2 ± 18.5 34.5 ± 20.0 0.31 74.1 ± 22.8 77.0 ± 20.7 0.49
PR 30.7 ± 25.3 27.8 ± 24.1 0.18 64.8 ± 23.4 60.0 ± 20.2 0.26
BP 43.6 ± 20.7 39.6 ± 18.8 0.09 82.0 ± 14.2 75.7 ± 21.3 0.08
GH 35.2 ± 14.5 32.9 ± 16.0 0.11 60.4 ± 20.6 55.0 ± 22.2 0.20
VT 32.3 ± 21.3 29.9 ± 17.7 0.23 67.1 ± 17.6 62.7 ± 16.1 0.20
SF 45.8 ± 14.6 41.3 ± 20.6 0.08 72.9 ± 18.2 66.6 ± 21.0 0.09
ER 42.4 ± 19.6 38.0 ± 21.2 0.09 70.9 ± 21.8 57.5 ± 19.4 0.00
MH 36.9 ± 17.3 35.4 ± 18.0 0.38 71.2 ± 19.1 62.2 ± 21.6 0.02

Values given as mean ± SD. BP, bodily pain; ER, emotional role; FU, follow‐up; GH, general health; MH, mental health; PF, physical function; PR, physical role; SF, social function; VT, vitality.