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. 2020 Feb 13;20:52. doi: 10.1186/s12906-020-2843-7

Table 2.

SF-12 scores by 12-month CAM use

Used CAM in past 12 months No CAM use in past 12 months
Mean 95% CI Mean 95% CI p Cohen’s d
Physical component score (PCS-12) 52.8 51.8–53.8 53.5 53.3–53.7 0.206 0.100
 Physical functioning 54.1 53.1–55.1 54.6 54.4–54.9 0.307 0.080
 Role-physical 53.2 55.2–54.1 55.4 55.2–55.5 < 0.001 0.342
 Bodily pain 52.0 50.7–53.3 54.9 54.6–55.1 < 0.001 0.370
 General health 49.3 47.8–50.8 50.8 50.5–51.1 0.051 0.157
Mental component score (MCS-12) 51.3 50–52.7 55.9 55.7–56.1 < 0.001 0.588
 Vitality 54.1 52.8–55.3 56.7 56.4–57 < 0.001 0.316
 Social functioning 51.8 50.5–53.1 55.2 55. - 55.4 < 0.001 0.470
 Role-emotional 50.9 49.5–52.2 54.7 54.6–54.9 < 0.001 0.530
 Mental health 52.1 50.8–53.4 56.3 56.1–56.6 < 0.001 0.514