Table 2.

SF‐36 scores: comparison of HTAD males and females to the general population

SF‐36 subdomain	Males HTAD (n = 40)	Males general population	p‐value	Females HTAD (n = 36)	Females general population	p‐value
Physical functioning	81.4 ± 18.7	85.4 ± 21.0	.181	67.5 ± 23.8	80.4 ± 24.2	.003
Role physical	68.1 ± 39.2	78.7 ± 34.1	.096	58.3 ± 45.1	73.8 ± 38.5	.047
Bodily pain	79.1 ± 22.4	77.3 ± 22.7	.609	73.5 ± 22.0	71.9 ± 23.8	.658
General health	54.5 ± 18.8	71.6 ± 20.6	<.001	49.4 ± 24.3	69.9 ± 20.6	<.001
Vitality	58.3 ± 20.4	71.9 ± 18.3	<.001	57.8 ± 21.3	64.3 ± 19.7	.075
Social functioning	79.1 ± 22.4	86.0 ± 21.1	.059	73.5 ± 22.0	82.0 ± 23.5	.027
Role emotional	80.8 ± 36.1	85.5 ± 29.9	.419	81.5 ± 33.3	78.5 ± 35.7	.594
Mental health	74.0 ± 18.2	79.3 ± 16.4	.074	73.6 ± 18.3	73.7 ± 18.2	.963

Data are expressed as M ± SD.

Abbreviations: HTAD, Hereditary Thoracic Aortic Disease; SF‐36, Short Form 36 questionnaire.