Table 2.

SF-36 Scores for Urban and Rural Participants

Domain, Mean ± SD	Urban participants (n = 492)	Rural participants (n = 537)	F	P
Physical functioning	73.9 ± 22.5	70.5 ± 23.9	15.384	<  0.001
Role physical	65.2 ± 38.0	80.2 ± 36.7	10.808	0.001
Bodily pain	76.6 ± 20.5	9.1 ± 13.0	1.017E3	<  0.001
General health	44.1 ± 16.3	45.8 ± 6.2	0.618	0.432
Vitality	67.8 ± 16.5	59.6 ± 14.8	112.239	<  0.001
Social functioning	85.4 ± 16.4	45.7 ± 20.3	285.632	<  0.001
Role emotional	69.7 ± 37.2	85.4 ± 31.8	10.231	0.001
Mental health	65.6 ± 15.8	57.9 ± 14.8	50.085	<  0.001
PCS	40.0 ± 12.1	30.9 ± 8.9	144.300	<  0.001
MCS	51.5 ± 8.3	46.0 ± 7.8	136.752	<  0.001

Note. SD standard deviation, SF-36 36-item short-form health survey, PCS physical component summary, MCS mental component summary