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Table 4.

Comparison between MSD of rural and urban teachers in the eight QoL scales and their summary measures PCS and MCS.

QoL	Total sample		p	Urban (n = 82)		p	Rural (n = 71)		p
	≤p75	>p75		≤p75	>p75		≤p75	>p75
PF	52.889 ± 4.83	51.037 ± 5.99	0.039^a	53.584 ± 4.69	52.194 ± 3.90	0.039^a	52.184 ± 4.90	48.829 ± 8.53	0.223^a
RP	49.694 ± 5.99	47.125 ± 6.79	0.059^a	50.530 ± 5.68	46.405 ± 7.34	0.027^a	48.844 ± 6.21	48.502 ± 5.66	0.797^a
BP	44.032 ± 11.26	38.885 ± 6.77	0.014^b	46.331 ± 9.84	39.966 ± 5.65	0.006^b	41.694 ± 12.19	36.821 ± 8.44	0.209^b
GH	47.305 ± 9.13	41.310 ± 8.06	<0.001^b	49.471 ± 9.34	41.111 ± 8.45	<0.001^b	45.102 ± 8.43	41.690 ± 7.64	0.216^b
VT	47.401 ± 9.16	43.11 ± 7.45	0.015^b	47.943 ± 9.48	43.705 ± 8.05	0.071^b	46.849 ± 8.89	41.980 ± 6.35	0.088^b
SF	43.341 ± 10.12	36.730 ± 9.24	0.003^a	44.876 ± 9.80	38.177 ± 9.11	0.007^b	41.781 ± 10.29	33.969 ± 9.29	0.065^a
RE	48.928 ± 6.53	45.019 ± 7.01	0.005^a	48.756 ± 6.29	44.249 ± 7.92	0.009^b	49.103 ± 6.81	46.488 ± 4.82	0.130^a
MH	44.926 ± 9.823	40.892 ± 9.63	0.039^b	45.993 ± 11.06	40.966 ± 10.83	0.075^b	43.841 ± 8.35	40.750 ± 7.27	0.254^a
PCS^c	49.851 ± 5.99	46.600 ± 4.67	0.007^a	51.511 ± 5.52	47.269 ± 4.061	0.002^b	48.163 ± 5.99	45.324 ± 5.71	0.301^a
MCS^c	44.665 ± 9.38	39.55 ± 8.97	0.010^a	45.128 ± 9.70	39.510 ± 10.32	0.027^b	44.194 ± 9.09	39.653 ± 6.05	0.116^b

Data presented in mean ± SD; >p75, symptoms of MSD in more than six regions in the last 12 months; QoL, quality of life; PF, physical functioning; RP, role limitations due to physical problems; BP, body pain; GH, general health perception; VT, vitality; SF, social functioning; RE, role limitations due to emotional problems; MH, mental health; PCS, physical component summary; MCS, mental component summary.

Mann–Whitney test.

t-test. p < 0.05.

PCS and MCS score grouped on 50th percentile.