Table 3 SF-36 subscales and component scales in patients with diabetes, hypertension and osteoarthritis (all data were mean and SD)

Diabetes without comorbidity

(n = 147)

65.77

(30.44)

62.42

(44.20)

66.94

(30.26)

55.82

(20.17)

52.09

(23.78)

77.69

(23.82)

66.83

(43.91)

69.21

(21.25)

43.45

(11.38)

48.75

(10.93)

Diabetes and Hypertension

(n = 235)

70.02

(26.14)

72.21

(40.26)

72.89

(27.01)

57.79

(17.15)

58.33

(21.05)

81.47

(22.52)

82.52

(35.08)

72.79

(17.88)

45.51

(9.52)

51.49

(9.09)

Diabetes and osteoarthritis

(n = 97)

49.99 ***

(27.90)

41.46*

(44.56)

44.21***

(21.54)

50.46*

(17.06)

47.98

(18.84)

71.60*

(26.99)

62.45

(44.46)

65.68

(18.33)

35.30***

(10.50)

48.31

(10.11)

Diabetes, hypertension and osteoarthritis

(n = 271)

53.08 ***

(28.04)

45.50*

(45.12)

44.60***

(23.99)

49.13**

(18.02)

46.93*

(19.42)

74.25

(26.78)

68.06

(44.92)

66.35

(20.83)

35.93***

(11.07)

49.31

(11.80)