Table 3 Mean (SD) scores for eight variables of SF-36 for women and men
From: Normative data and discriminative properties of short form 36 (SF-36) in Turkish urban population
Variables (N) | Women (n = 670) Mean ± SD | Men (n = 609) Mean ± SD | P* |
|---|---|---|---|
PF (1279) | 80.6 ± 21.7 | 87.2 ± 17.1 | 0.000 |
RP (1279) | 82.9 ± 28.6 | 89.8 ± 19.3 | 0.000 |
BP (1279) | 81.0 ± 20.2 | 85.1 ± 16.4 | 0.001 |
GH (1279) | 69.1 ± 16.9 | 73.6 ± 14.9 | 0.000 |
VT(1271) | 63.4 ± 13.7 | 65.7 ± 11.9 | 0.098 |
SF (1279) | 90.1 ± 12.9 | 91.7 ± 12.8 | 0.017 |
RE (1279) | 89.0 ± 22.5 | 92.8 ± 15.1 | 0.001 |
MH (1271) | 70.1 ± 11.4 | 71.0 ± 10.6 | 0.727 |
PCS** (1271) | 46.6 ± 9.9 | 49.4 ± 7.4 | 0.000 |
MCS** (1271) | 47.3 ± 9.8 | 48.2 ± 9.1 | 0.439 |