Mean (SD) SF-36 scores and s-scores in patients and the general population (GP) (total samples and for men and women separately)
| All | Women | Men | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS (n = 314) | GP (n = 2323) | s-Scores | AS (n = 117) | GP (n = 1192) | s-Scores | AS (n = 197) | GP (n = 1131) | s-Scores | |
| Value of p<0.001 for all comparisons (one sample t test with mean value for each scale of the general population as test value). | |||||||||
| Mental health | 70 (19) | 79 (17) | −0.52 | 69 (19) | 78 (17) | −0.49 | 71 (20) | 80 (16) | −0.58 |
| Role emotional | 66 (42) | 82 (32) | −0.50 | 62 (43) | 79 (35) | −0.51 | 68 (41) | 85 (30) | −0.55 |
| Social functioning | 70 (27) | 86 (22) | −0.71 | 68 (28) | 84 (23) | −0.68 | 71 (26) | 88 (21) | −0.80 |
| Vitality | 43 (23) | 60 (21) | −0.83 | 37 (22) | 57 (21) | −0.93 | 46 (23) | 63 (20) | −0.86 |
| General health | 51 (24) | 77 (22) | −1.20 | 50 (24) | 76 (23) | −1.15 | 51 (24) | 77 (21) | −1.26 |
| Bodily pain | 44 (22) | 75 (26) | −1.21 | 41 (21) | 73 (27) | −1.19 | 45 (23) | 77 (25) | −1.28 |
| Physical functioning | 71 (23) | 87 (19) | −0.88 | 67 (23) | 85 (21) | −0.87 | 74 (24) | 90 (16) | −1.05 |
| Role physical | 44 (41) | 77 (36) | −0.97 | 36 (38) | 75 (38) | −0.75 | 49 (41) | 79 (34) | −1.16 |