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. 2022 Aug 10;11(16):4671. doi: 10.3390/jcm11164671

Table 3.

SF-36 dimensions of functioning and composite scores.

eGFR Category
All G2 G3a G3b G4 G5/G5D General
Population *
Physical functioning
n = 157
38.7 (30.3) 56.3 (27.2) 53.6 (31.1) 41.8 (26.9) 45.6 (32.8) 35.0 (30.1) 84.2 (23.3)
Role physical
n = 153
25.1 (36.3) 25.0 (43.3) 32.1 (47.2) 13.5 (28.2) 18.3 (34.7) 27.0 (36.3) 81.0 (34.0)
Pain
n = 157
53.0 (31.6) 63.3 (33.9) 61.1 (33.2) 60.7 (32.7) 46.4 (33.2) 51.5 (31.1) 75.2 (23.7)
General health
n = 152
40.3 (18.5) 47.9 (13.1) 43.7 (21.1) 47.5 (14.8) 40.0 (12.7) 38.6 (19.6) 72.0 (20.3)
Vitality
n = 151
43.0 (20.0) 50.6 (27.0) 48.6 (17.5) 37.5 (15.6) 46.0 (18.5) 42.1 (20.1) 60.9 (21.0)
Social functioning
n = 159
66.1 (28.1) 73.6 (28.9) 76.8 (15.2) 72.3 (27.8) 61.7 (28.3) 64.7 (28.1) 83.3 (22.7)
Role emotional
n = 150
47.7 (48.0) 48.1 (50.3) 47.6 (50.4) 35.9 (48.0) 55.3 (48.3) 47.8 (48.2) 81.3 (33.0)
Mental health
n = 149
67.5 (19.4) 69.7 (18.8) 72.6 (18.7) 60.3 (22.4) 69.8 (15.8) 67.5 (19.7) 74.7 (18.1)
PCS [T-value]
n = 138
32.0 (10.3) 36.7 (9.3) 35.8 (11.7) 35.9 (10.9) 31.7 (10.5) 30.9 (10.2)
MCS [T-value]
n = 139
47.1 (11.6) 47.4 (10.7) 48.4 (10.1) 43.2 (13.8) 48.4 (10.5) 47.2 (11.6)

Values represent means (SD), and SF-36 summary scales range from 0 to 100, with higher numbers indicating better quality of life (PCS = physical composite summary; MCS = mental composite summary). * Data from the SF-36 manual (n = 2474).