Table 5 Relation between the SF – 36 scale scores and socio-demographic characteristics of the subjects

Mean (SD)

81.3 (22.8)

63.6 (40.6)

68.9 (30.7)

66.3 (22.9)

60.9 (22.5)

68.9 (29.7)

53.1 (43.4)

62.9 (22.5)

Age

14–19

93.3 (8.1)

71.6 (34.0)

77.3 (24.3)

76.3 (16.8)

66.2 (19.8)

74.8 (26.1)

62.6 (39.0)

66.7 (20.5)

20–39

89.0 (17.2)

73.0 (36.4)

74.4 (27.5)

69.3 (21.7)

63.5 (22.2)

69.9 (28.7)

55.2 (42.4)

64.4 (21.9)

40–60

77.4 (20.9)

57.5 (42.8)

63.3 (31.7)

62.0 (23.3)

59.2 (21.5)

69.9 (28.6)

51.7 (44.2)

62.7 (22.9)

60+

56.1 (22.8)*

42.6 (43.8)*

56.6 (36.5)*

56.5 (25.5)*

51.7 (25.3)*

57.7 (35.0)**

40.2 (46.3)**

55.0 (24.1)**

Gender

Male

84.3 (21.9)

71.1 (36.8)

76.3 (28.3)

70.1 (21.8)

65.8 (23.0)

74.5 (28.2)

58.5 (42.4)

68.3 (22.0)

Female

79.5 (23.2)***

58.9 (42.2)*

64.3 (31.2)*

63.9 (23.2)**

57.8 (21.7)*

65.4 (30.1)*

49.7 (43.7)***

59.5 (22.2)*

Education

Illiterate

56.4 (26.4)

28.9 (39.8)

46.7 (31.7)

52.5 (25.3)

45.8 (22.6)

56.7 (31.3)

29.6 (41.6)

47.9 (22.2)

Elementary & less

79.9 (22.9)

64.6 (41.8)

67.6 (32.8)

64.6 (24.2)

59.4 (23.6)

68.1 (31.2)

48.5 (44.6)

61.7 (23.3)

Intermediate & secondary

88.1 (17.3)

71.1 (35.5)

75.4 (25.5)

71.2 (20.4)

65.5 (20.3)

72.3 (27.9)

60.2 (40.8)

67.2 (20.5)

University & higher

91.2 (12.2)*

75.4 (33.2)*

76.2 (27.2)*

70.4 (16.3)*

66.9 (18.5)*

73.2 (25.0)**

69.9 (37.5)*

68.6 (19.6)*

Marital status

Single

90.8 (15.1)

72.2 (34.5)

75.9 (25.4)

71.9 (20.5)

65.8 (20.4)

71.5 (27.2)

58.2 (40.3)

66.0 (20.7)

Married & engaged.

77.6 (24.0)

61.2 (42.8)

66.6 (31.8)

64.4 (22.6)

59.5 (23.3)

68.7 (30.3)

52.1 (44.7)

62.7 (23.2)

Divorced & widowed

64.7 (26.5)*

41.0 (39.9)*

53.6 (36.6)*

54.3 (28.3)*

48.5 (20.2)*

57.4 (33.9)

36.7 (43.7)**

49.4 (20.5)*

Financial status

Very poor and poor

73.6 (27.6)

54.3 (44.6)

62.5 (34.3)

58.5 (26.3)

53.1 (24.2)

61.0 (32.5)

36.8 (42.2)

55.6 (22.8)

Intermediate

82.9 (20.7)

65.1 (39.5)

69.9 (29.6)

67.5 (21.7)

62.0 (20.6)

70.8 (28.2)

56.5 (42.6)

64.1 (22.1)

Good and very good

87.5 (18.0)*

72.5 (35.6)**

75.1 (26.8)***

73.7 (17.8)*

68.7 (22.3)*

74.2 (27.6)**

65.9 (41.0)*

69.5 (20.9)*

Social Security

No

81.7 (23.5)

61.6 (41.8)

67.8 (31.3)

65.3 (24.0)

58.8 (23.3)

66.6 (29.8)

47.4 (43.6)

60.3 (22.9)

Yes

80.2 (22.0)

66.1 (39.1)

70.2 (29.9)

67.5 (21.5)

63.4 (21.4)**

71.5 (29.3)***

59.9 (42.2)*

65.9 (21.6)**

Satisfaction with work

No

Yes

85.4 (17.3)

67.7 (38.4)

73.7 (29.2)

67.9 (21.9)

57.3 (23.3)

66.1 (33.7)

39.7 (39.6)

57.6 (23.1)

Not Applicable

86.9 (18.6)

71.9 (36.6)

73.3 (28.2)

69.8 (20.2)

67.6 (20.1)

74.5 (27.0)

63.3 (42.0)

68.2 (21.6)

76.8 (25.3)*

57.3 (42.6)*

65.0 (32.0)***

63.3 (22.9)***

57.1 (22.9)*

65.7 (30.0)**

48.9 (43.7)*

60.3 (22.4)*

Serious event

No

82.6 (22.6)

66.7 (39.5)

70.2 (30.4)

70.1 (20.5)

63.9 (22.5)

73.5 (27.5)

59.8 (42.8)

68.3 (21.4)

Yes

80.0 (22.9) ***

60.5 (41.6)

67.6 (31.0)

62.3 (24.6) *

57.8 (22.2) **

64.0 (31.1) *

46.1 (43.0) *

57.2 (22.3) *

Global QoL

Very poor & poor

64.2 (28.8)

43.1 (42.3)

56.4 (34.8)

45.6 (25.4)

40.9 (24.5)

51.0 (33.9)

28.3 (39.9)

42.6 (19.8)

Fair

81.7 (22.8)

60.6 (42.2)

64.8 (32.1)

64.1 (22.9)

58.4 (19.8)

64.9 (29.9)

46.9 (43.1)

59.8 (20.4)

Good & very good

86.1 (18.4)*

72.3 (36.1)*

76.0 (26.9)*

74.3 (17.4)*

68.9 (19.8)*

77.4 (24.8)*

65.6 (40.4)*

71.4 (20.5)*

Self-administered

questionnaire

No

79.3 (24.4)

61.7 (42.7)

67.8 (32.6)

65.6 (24.1)

60.3 (23.2)

68.7 (30.9)

50.5 (45.1)

62.6 (22.7)

Yes

87.9 (14.7)***

69.7 (32.5)

72.5 (23.1)

68.7 (18.5)

62.8 (30.2)

69.5 (25.4)

61.4 (36.1)***

63.6 (22.1)