Table 2 Mean (Standard Deviation) SF-36 scores for the ShSt, the GP and the RA samples. Differences (95% confidence interval) between GP and ShSt and between RA and ShSt.
SF-36 subscales | Mean(SD) SF-36 scores | Differences GP-ShSt | Differences RA-ShSt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ShSt n = 44 | GP n = 264 | RA n = 88 | Mean diff (95%CI) | p-value | Mean diff (95%CI) | p-value | |
Mental health | 65(22) | 81(14) | 76(15) | 15 (9 to 22) | <0.001 | 11 (4 to 18) | 0.003 |
Role emotional | 74(31) | 90(26) | 77(37) | 16 (6 to 26) | 0.002 | 3 (-9 to 15) | 0.663 |
Social functioning | 65(26) | 90(17) | 76(24) | 24 (16 to 33) | <0.001 | 11 (2 to 20) | 0.021 |
Vitality | 41(16) | 64(17) | 47(20) | 23 (18 to 28) | <0.001 | 7 (0 to 13) | 0.040 |
General health | 51(23) | 82(17) | 54(24) | 32 (24 to 39) | <0.001 | 4 (-5 to 12) | 0.403 |
Bodily pain | 47(27) | 79(24) | 47(19) | 31 (23 to 40) | <0.001 | -1 (-10 to 8) | 0.884 |
Physical functioning | 58(31) | 93(13) | 66(25) | 34 (25 to 44) | <0.001 | 8 (-3 to 18) | 0.160 |
Role physical | 60(30) | 88(27) | 47(40) | 27 (17 to 37) | <0.001 | -13 (-25 to -1) | 0.038 |