Table 5

 Health related quality of life of whiplash claimants stratified by sex (n = 3387)

FactorMen (n = 1192)*Women (n = 2193)*p Value
Values are mean (SD).
*Data are from those consenting to be followed (40.7% of men and 48.4% of women).
†Physical and mental health summary scores from SF-36. Scores range from 0 to 100.
Physical health†36.8 (9.4)36.1 (9.6)NS
Mental health†48.6 (11.7)46.6 (12.1)<0.01