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Table 4 Comparison of PCS-12 and MCS-12 results from Chinese Hong Kong Population

From: The associations of body mass index with physical and mental aspects of health-related quality of life in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: results from a cross-sectional survey

SF-12 Summary Scores

Present study (n = 488)

2008-2009 HK general population study (n = 2,533)

PCS-12* (mean ± SD)

 

42.45 ± 9.78

49.99 ± 9.23

MSC-12 (mean ± SD)

 

51.64 ± 6.37

50.11 ± 9.53

  1. Note: MCS-12 Chinese (HK) SF-12 mental component summary, PCS-12 Chinese (HK) SF-12 physical component summary, SF-12 short-form 12.
  2. *Significant difference (p < 0.05) between studies by independent samples t-test.
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