SF-36 scores for patient groups from various different studies
| n | PF | RP | BP | GH | VT | SF | RE | MH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Estimated from figure in original paper. | |||||||||
| BP, bodily pain; GH, general health; MH, mental health; PF, physical functioning; RE, role limitation because of emotional health; RP, role limitation because of physical health; SF, social functioning; SF-36, Medical Outcomes Study short form 36 item health status survey; VT, vitality. | |||||||||
| Osteoarthritis of knee | |||||||||
| DMC3 study, self reported | 547 | 67.6 | 61.0 | 62.7 | 60.1 | 58.8 | 75.7 | 80.4 | 72.0 |
| Australian, self reported7 | 258 | 74.4 | 63.3 | 61.2 | 55.2 | 56.5 | 82.0 | 88.2 | 79.0 |
| Knee replacement patients24 | 109 | 21.0 | 11.8 | 35.2 | 56.4 | 40.9 | 51.2 | 42.0 | 67.6 |
| Rheuma clinic patients24 | 112 | 27.9 | 12.4 | 32.7 | 45.4 | 37.7 | 53.1 | 41.0 | 63.2 |
| Rehabilition sample8 | 232 | 38.4 | 22.4 | 28.2 | 55.2 | 43.1 | 66.8 | 53.5 | 64.7 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | |||||||||
| DMC3 study, self reported | 156 | 62.3 | 49.0 | 58.0 | 52.1 | 52.2 | 70.3 | 72.3 | 69.2 |
| Australian, self reported7 | 120 | 72.7 | 65.4 | 58.6 | 58.6 | 52.7 | 78.5 | 83.4 | 76.3 |
| Clinical sample14 | 233 | 31 | 25 | 37 | 44 | 39 | 54 | 59 | 69 |
| Clinical sample13 | 43 | 45.3 | 33.7 | 57.1 | 54.2 | 42.7 | 75.6 | 52.8 | 72.3 |
| Clinical sample11* | 84 | 24 | 18 | 27 | 43 | 32 | 52 | 35 | 58 |
| Registered population12 | 1030 | 52 | 31 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 67 | 56 | 70 |
| Registered population10 | 1030 | 47.3 | 27.0 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 39.4 | 63.7 | 52.0 | 68.1 |