Table 3 Comparison of mean subscale scores of SF-36 from other studies
Subscale | Present study (2012) | Chia EM et al. [23] | Chia EM et al. [22] | Chang HT et al. [18] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical functioning | 54.14 (20.10) | 73.3 | 72.3 (0.4) | 42.34 (11.71) |
Role limitation: PH | 46.05(33.26) | 68.7 | 67.0 (0.7) | 48.25 (12.10) |
Bodily Pain | 44.34 (19.57) | 70.6 | 70.6 (0.5) | 53.15 (10.09) |
General health | 51.28(16.65) | 68.3 | 68.1 (0.4) | 43.11 (9.19) |
Vitality | 46.35(10.85) | 62.4 | 62.0 (0.4) | 56.97 (9.03) |
Social functioning | 44.09(18.44) | 84.2 | 84.1 (0.4) | 52.85 (8.61) |
Role limitation: EP | 41.78 (31.73) | 81.5 | 81.0 (0.7) | 51.69 (9.73) |
Mental health | 48.15 (11.10) | 78.5 | 78.8 (0.3) | 52.46 (9.07) |
Physical component | 48.95(16.39) | 45.4 | 45.0 (0.2) | NA |
Mental component | 45.09(12.20) | 51.9 | 52.0 (0.2) | NA |