Table 2.
SF-36 scores at the baseline and 1 month.
| Domain | All | Women | Men | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Health- Physical Functioning (PF)a | ||||
| Baseline | 550.0 (350.0–750.0) | 550.0 (337.5–550.0) | 625.0 (387.5–787.5) | −0.74 (0.4611) |
| 1 month | 900.0 (800.0–1000.0) | 900.0 (800.0–900.0) | 900.0 (700.0–962.5) | 0.26 (0.7970) |
| Statistics (p-value) | 9.70 (<0.0001) | 8.19 (<0.0001) | 5.00 (<0.0001) | |
| Role-Physical (RP)a | ||||
| Baseline | 0.0 (0.0–200.0) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.0 (0.0–200.0) | 0.10 (0.9205) |
| 1 month | 400.0 (400.0–400.0) | 400.0 (400.0–400.0) | 400.0 (75.0–400.0) | 0.83 (0.4070) |
| Statistics (p-value) | 7.88 (<0.0001) | 6.72 (<0.0001) | 3.88 (0.0001) | |
| Bodily Pain (BP)a | ||||
| Baseline | 90.0 (65.0–135.0) | 90.0 (65.0–90.0) | 112.5 (88.8–136.3) | −0.95 (0.3431) |
| 1 month | 140.0 (135.0–180.0) | 140.0 (130.0–140.0) | 155.0 (135.0–185.0) | −0.33 (0.7413) |
| Statistics (p-value) | 9.06 (<0.0001) | 7.75 (<0.0001) | 4.51 (<0.0001) | |
| General Health (GH)b | ||||
| Baseline | 276.00 ± 102.37 | 272.92 ± 105.13 | 283.93 ± 96.28 | −0.48 (0.6315) |
| 1 month | 417.25 ± 65.20 | 414.93 ± 65.90 | 423.21 ± 64.16 | −0.57 (0.5710) |
| Statistics (p-value) | −17.08 (<0.0001) | −13.76 (<0.0001) | −10.55 (<0.0001) | |
| Mental Health Vitality (VT)a | ||||
| Baseline | 200.0 (120.0–245.0) | 200.0 (140.0–200.0) | 210.0 (120.0–245.0) | −0.02 (0.9816) |
| 1 month | 320.0 (280.0–340.0) | 320.0 (280.0–320.0) | 320.0 (280.0–345.0) | −0.45 (0.6561) |
| Statistics (p-value) | 9.80 (<0.0001) | 8.25 (<0.0001) | 5.10 (<0.0001) | |
| Role-Emotional (RE)a | ||||
| Baseline | 0.0 (0.0–300.0) | 0.0 (0.0–300.0) | 100.0 (0.0–300.0) | −1.21 (0.2281) |
| 1 month | 300.0 (300.0–300.0) | 300.0 (300.0–300.0) | 300.0 (300.0–300.0) | −0.27 (0.7882) |
| Statistics (p-value) | 7.08 (<0.0001) | 6.18 (<0.0001) | 3.18 (0.0015) | |
| Social Functioning (SF)a | ||||
| Baseline | 100.0 (75.0–125.0) | 100.0 (75.0–100.0) | 87.5 (75.0–162.5) | −0.40 (0.6897) |
| 1 month | 175.0 (150.0–200.0) | 175.0 (150.0–175.0) | 175.0 (150.0–200.0) | −1.17 (0.2417) |
| Statistics (p-value) | 9.38 (<0.0001) | 8.19 (<0.0001) | 4.36 (<0.0001) | |
| Mental Health (MH)b | ||||
| Baseline | 341.20 ± 70.89 | 335.28 ± 73.50 | 356.43 ± 62.31 | −1.35 (0.1817) |
| 1 month | 355.00 ± 66.14 | 350.83 ± 67.21 | 365.71 ± 63.21 | −1.01 (0.3148) |
| Statistics (p-value) | −3.24 (0.0016) | −2.95 (0.0043) | −1.32 (0.1966) | |
a
Median (interquartile range expressed as Q1–Q3), Sign test on row comparison between baseline and 1 month) & Mann–Whitney test on the last column (comparisons between women and men).
b
Mean ± standard deviation, Paired Student t-test on row (comparison between baseline and 1 month) & Independent Samples t-test on last column (comparisons between women and men).