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. 2005 Aug;26(7):1623–1628.

Comparison of pre- and post-vertebroplasty treatment in 10 SF-36 health scale scores at 1-month and 6-month follow-up with quantitative values for changes in scores and P values

Scale Pretreatment
1 Month
PT–1-Month Change
6 Months
PT–6-Month Change
P Value
N Mean SD N Mean SD N Mean SD N Mean SD N Mean SD
PF 105 25.43 23.14 86 39.77 26.73 77 10.39 22.00 65 43.38 32.14 55 13.00 25.43 0.0004
RP 104 9.13 21.77 86 34.30 36.99 77 22.73 36.54 65 35.38 36.95 55 22.27 30.68 <0.0001
BP 103 15.82 14.81 83 43.87 21.72 73 25.97 23.94 58 41.14 20.88 50 23.58 21.71 <0.0001
GH 103 55.67 24.19 87 54.71 24.23 77 −4.10 21.79 64 52.08 25.03 55 −4.58 25.42 0.1869
VT 105 23.95 19.12 87 43.91 22.14 78 16.92 21.49 65 44.31 22.84 55 18.09 20.58 <0.0001
SF 104 33.05 27.48 87 61.06 29.74 78 23.72 33.93 63 61.11 32.31 55 19.32 35.09 <0.0001
RE 104 39.42 44.25 86 70.54 40.07 77 29.00 52.80 65 65.64 41.65 55 13.94 59.04 0.0856
MH 105 60.38 21.94 87 73.66 20.00 78 12.31 19.08 65 72.43 18.98 55 8.44 23.17 0.0092
PCS 102 28.16 7.06 82 32.99 8.82 71 3.36 8.02 57 33.72 11.87 50 5.50 10.44 0.0005
MCS 102 40.77 12.72 82 50.28 10.76 71 9.14 12.82 57 48.81 11.18 50 5.40 15.16 0.0151

Note.—PF indicates physical functioning; RP, role physical; BP, bodily pain; GH, general health; VT, vitality; SF, social functioning; RE, role emotional; MH, mental health; PCS, physical summary score; MCS, mental summary score.