Table 4. Comparison of the Short Form-36 Version 2 Subscales for patients with post-treatment Lyme disease symptoms.
| This study | Aucott et al. [22] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Form-36 version 2 Subscales | PTLD symptoms mean (SD) | PTLDS positive mean (SD) | Two-sample T-test P value |
| Bodily Pain | 45.66 (9.51) | 48.11 (12.45) | 0.465 |
| General Health | 44.65 (10.13) | 51.79 (9.42) | 0.017 |
| Mental Health | 46.47 (11.64) | 49.59 (6.97) | 0.269 |
| Physical Functioning | 46.9 (9.28) | 49.03 (9.35) | 0.444 |
| Role Limitations due to Emotional Health | 45.72 (10.64) | 48.49 (7.87) | 0.317 |
| Role Limitations due to Physical Health | 44.4 (10.33) | 40.81 (10.67) | 0.255 |
| Social Functioning | 45.91 (10.08) | 42.67 (12.18) | 0.337 |
| Vitality | 42.62 (10.98) | 45.22 (13.23) | 0.478 |
PTLDS: Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome.