Table 3.
SF‐36 scale scores per study
| Publication a Group (n) | Physical functioning | Role‐physical | Bodily pain | General health | Vitality | Social functioning | Role‐emotional | Mental health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Batsvik et al 4 | ||||||||
| EPT disab (n = 8) | 56.9 (43.0) | 68.8 (37.2) | 73.9 (28.1) | 65.9 (22.2) | 53.1 (14.4) | 87.5 (17.7) | 83.3 (35.6) | 75.5 (12.7) |
| EPT healthy (n = 35) | 92.1 (15.0) | 80.5 (30.4) | 68.4 (25.0) | 74.1 (25.0) | 50.7 (20.5) | 74.3 (30.2) b | 61.4 (42.2) c | 69.5 (17.8) b |
| FT controls (n = 43) | 94.2 (11.3) | 86.9 (25.9) | 80.2 (23.0) | 77.1 (20.0) | 60.0 (13.8) | 90.0 (17.3) | 88.3 (31.6) | 80.2 (12.2) |
| Cooke 11 | ||||||||
| VPT (n = 79) | 91.4 (14.3) b | 87.0 (30.2) | 82 (23.2) | 70.3 (23.3) | 60.6 (22.2) | 86.8 (23.7) | 80.6 (32.3) | 70.3 (19.9) |
| Controls (n = 71) | 95.4 (10.0) | 89.8 (26.2) | 86.1 (17.6) | 73.0 (20.5) | 59.2 (22.5) | 86.2 (21.8) | 75.6 (39.0) | 70.6 (21.1) |
| Darlow, et al 3 | ||||||||
| VLBW (n = 230) | 91.8 (18.9) | 89.8 (19.7) b | 82.9 (24.0) | 71.2 (22.7) | 60.8 (18.8) | 87.1 (22.3) | 90.8 (19.6) | 78.6 (17.5) |
| Controls (n = 69) | 93.6 (15.2) | 83.0 (27.3) | 79.3 (26.3) | 73.6 (20.7) | 62.7 (15.6) | 86.6 (19.8) | 92.1 (17.0) | 77.4 (13.1) |
| Gaddlin et al 12 | ||||||||
| VLBW (n = 76) | 92.2 (19.6) | 87.5 (26.3) | 83.6 (21.4) | 81.4 (20.3) | 64.7 (21.3) | 89.5 (17.2) | 82.0 (32.9) | 57.8 (20.2) |
| Controls (n = 68) | 96.0 (9.1) | 86.6 (26.9) | 78.4 (22.7) | 77.4 (21.7) | 58.4 (24.3) | 87.7 (16.8) | 82.1 (31.4) | 75.3 (17.4) |
| Husby, et al 6 | ||||||||
| VLBW (n = 35) | 90.4 (13.6) b | 80 (30.8) c | 68.7 (28.3) b | 72.1 (18.9) | 49.2 (14.2) | 86.1 (16.5) b | 78.1 (33.3) b | 70.6 (16.8) |
| VLBW disability (n = 25) | 94.6 (8.3) | 86.0 (24.0) | 74.5 (23.8) | 70.5 (18.5) | 50.5 (13.7) | 88.5 (13.0) | 82.7 (29.1) | 73.4 (14.1) |
| NBW controls (n = 35) | 96.6 (5.9) | 96.4 (10.7) | 82 (18.3) | 66.8 (20) | 54.9 (13.2) | 94.3 (13.3) | 95.2 (20) | 77.4 (13.2) |
| Lund, et al 5 | ||||||||
| VLBW (n = 43) | 90.2 (20.4) | 89.0 (19.1) | 80.2 (22.6) | 79.3 (17.8) | 50.1 (19.1) | 91.0 (12.6) | 87.6 (24.2) | 73.6 (15.0) b |
| Controls (n = 73) | 95.5 (10.1) | 91.1 (22.2) | 80.2 (22.5) | 78.8 (19.8) | 56.2 (14.2) | 92.6 (13.1) | 90.9 (23.7) | 79.2 (11.9) |
| Natalucci, et al 10 | ||||||||
| ELBW (n = 55) | 94.3 (12.8) | 89.1 (23.0) | 83.4 (23.3) c , d | 78.4 (19.5) b , d | 57.4 (19.1) | 80.2 (24.0) b | 84.6 (30.2) | 68.7 (18.7) |
| Community norms | 94.5 (11.4) | 90.4 (23.6) | 73.6 (23.7) | 73.1 (15,8) | 60.5 (16,4) | 88.7 (17.5) | 92.3 (21.1) | 73.3 (15.2) |
| Mean (SD) e | Mean (SD) e | Mean (SD) e | Mean (SD) e | Mean (SD) e | Mean (SD) e | Mean (SD) e | Mean (SD) e | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole, et al 8 | ||||||||
| ELBW (n = 70) | 54.7 (4.1) | 53.8 (7.1) | 54.6 (9.1) | 54.0 (9.3) | 52.6 (11.0) | 50.6 (10.5) | 50.0 (9.9) | 48.6 (13.0) |
| NBW (n = 83) | 52.4 (8.3) | 52.4 (8.3) | 55.2 (6.8) | 53.8 (10.4) | 53.5 (9.0) | 50.9 (7.9) | 50.8 (8.3) | 51.2 (9.2) |
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts et al 13 | ||||||||
| EPT/ELBW (n = 183) | 95 (85‐100) c | 100 (75‐100) | 84 (74‐100) | 77 (62‐90) | 70 (50‐80) | 100 (75‐100) | 100 (67‐100) | 80 (64‐88) |
| Controls (n = 144) | 100 (95‐100) | 100 (100,100) | 84 (72‐100) | 77 (62‐89) | 65 (55‐75) | 100 (75‐100) | 100 (100‐100) | 80 (68‐88) |
a
See Table 1 for the basic characteristics of the studies.
b
P<.05.
c
P<.01.
d
Higher HRQoL in the group studied than in controls.
e
Norm‐based scores, with a mean of 50 and SD of 10.