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Table 6 Relation between health problems and the mean (SD) SF – 36 scale scores

From: Quality of Life in rural and urban populations in Lebanon using SF-36 Health Survey

(N = 524)

PF (SD)

RF (SD)

BP (SD)

GH (SD)

VT (SD)

SF (SD)

RE (SD)

MH (SD)

Asthma (N = 34)

72.35 (24.74) **

50.73 (41.96) ***

58.91 (31.70) ***

56.09 (24.30) **

49.41 (21.45) *

56.25 (33.04) ***

36.27 (45.22) ***

52.82 (21.77) **

Hypertension (N = 104)

68.03 (26.47) *

47.59 (44.68) *

59.70 (32.15) *

57.45 (24.29) *

54.18 (22.34) *

62.38 (32.09) ***

40.70 (44.78) *

56.35 (20.17) *

Diabetes (N = 23)

55.65 (28.26) *

48.91 (42.96)

57.74 (36.30)

55.09 (19.93) **

49.56 (22.56) ***

60.33 (32.10)

34.78 (43.20) ***

54.09 (13.53) ***

Chronic renal failure (N = 11)

61.82 (23.05) *

47.73 (46.71)

49.45 (23.07) ***

42.64 (25.88) **

45.91 (19.85) ***

50.00 (34.91)

63.64 (45.84)

60.73 (14.73)

Headaches (N = 270)

79.80 (23.64)

59.44 (41.39) ***

64.69 (30.50) *

63.43 (22.63) *

58.90 (21.99) ***

67.27 (29.06)

50.12 (44.04)

58.98 (22.35) *

Migraine (N = 44)

76.02 (25.64)

52.84 (43.54)

59.66 (32.56) ***

57.73 (27.40) ***

53.18 (18.33) **

58.24 (31.66) ***

35.61 (42.77) **

58.91 (21.52)

Epilepsy (N = 27)

70.18 (32.95)

48.15 (48.50)

59.81 (35.30)

53.51 (33.39)

45.00 (23.53) *

50.46 (33.88) **

30.86 (41.27) **

45.63 (20.91) *

Depression (N = 140)

71.93 (25.59) *

51.25 (43.07) *

59.00 (32.28) *

58.17 (25.58) *

50.96 (22.83) *

61.87 (31.25) *

42.14 (43.18) *

53.17 (21.99) *

Insomnia (N = 232)

72.69 (26.16) *

51.62 (43.33) *

60.46 (32.34) *

58.49 (24.24) *

53.43 (21.78) *

60.67 (31.41) *

41.09 (43.06) *

55.43 (22.14) *

Rheumatic pain (N = 141)

68.26 (25.89) *

44.45 (42.11) *

53.25 (31.16) *

55.40 (24.66) *

50.66 (23.03) *

57.53 (32.00) *

42.91 (42.60) *

54.69 (23.54) *

Lumbar pain (N = 240)

73.81 (24.14) *

50.62 (42.16) *

55.73 (31.43) *

57.43 (24.77) *

54.10 (22.34) *

60.83 (32.10) *

42.08 (42.82) *

58.00 (22.03) *

Discopathy (N = 33)

67.42 (23.02) *

41.67 (42.23) *

44.58 (31.41) *

51.24 (23.79) *

54.39 (23.58)

62.50 (31.41)

40.40 (44.69)

52.97 (26.65) **

Osteoporosis (N = 33)

54.85 (24.22) *

33.33 (44.05) *

49.12 (31.76) *

44.18 (29.00) *

75.30 (18.20) *

48.11 (34.39) *

50.50 (44.19)

52.73 (20.79) **

Varicose veins (N = 108)

75.97 (24.58) **

54.86 (41.92) **

60.97 (29.62) *

62.17 (22.50) **

55.51 (21.96) **

63.66 (29.92) ***

45.06 (44.26) ***

58.15 (23.67) ***

Visual disorders (N = 186)

72.66 (25.50) *

54.17 (42.15) *

62.17 (33.51) *

61.54 (24.32) *

55.56 (23.87) *

64.72 (31.90) ***

49.28 (44.82)

58.47 (23.01) *

Hearing disorder (N = 31)

59.51 (30.06) *

45.16 (43.98) ***

55.52 (35.59) ***

51.42 (23.23) *

50.16 (16.30) *

57.26 (31.59) ***

40.86 (44.48)

58.58 (23.11)

  1. Notes: *: p < 0.001; **: p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.05; Blanks in table indicate a non significant p-value for the eight scale in that test.