Table 2.
Characteristics of the subjects’ quality of life, assessed with SF-36 questionnaire.
| SF-36 | Study group N = 60 | Max possible score | Percent score (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Me | Min | Max | S | ||||
| Physical functioning | 4.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 10.27 | 50 | 9.5 |
| Physical role limitations | 4.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 7.20 | 20 | 20.8 |
| Bodily pain | 2.60 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 2.26 | 9 | 28.9 |
| General health perceptions | 11.88 | 12.00 | 5.00 | 18.00 | 2.54 | 24 | 49.5 |
| Vitality | 8.20 | 8.00 | 4.00 | 15.00 | 2.33 | 20 | 41.0 |
| Social functioning | 1.95 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.59 | 8 | 24.4 |
| Emotional role limitations | 3.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 | 5.52 | 15 | 21.1 |
| Mental health | 8.65 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 15.00 | 2.94 | 25 | 34.6 |
| Physical dimension | 23.40 | 14.50 | 5.00 | 79.00 | 18.67 | 103 | 22.7 |
| Mental dimension | 21.97 | 20.00 | 8.00 | 50.00 | 10.09 | 68 | 32.3 |
| Overall SF-36 quality of life | 45.37 | 34.00 | 15.00 | 115.00 | 27.38 | 171 | 26.5 |
mean, Me median, S standard deviation, Min minimum value, Max maximum value.