From: Health-related quality of life of irritable bowel syndrome patients in different cultural settings
Cretan IBS Cases (n = 30) | Swedish IBS cases (n = 90) | Swedish control group (n = 300) | ||||||
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mean | sd | mean | sd | P* | mean | sd | p | |
Physical function | 73.7 | 30.4 | 83.9 | 21.4 | 0.57 | 88.9 | 15.2 | < 0.0001 |
Physical role | 75.0 | 43.1 | 71.8 | 35.9 | 0.21 | 84.9 | 28.9 | 0.002 |
Bodily pain | 61.0 | 31.7 | 67.2 | 23.5 | 0.88 | 80.7 | 20.8 | < 0.0001 |
General health | 50.4 | 22.4 | 63.3 | 23.5 | 0.05 | 75.0 | 19.9 | < 0.0001 |
Vitality | 55.0 | 31.4 | 52.1 | 23.7 | 0.52 | 66.7 | 20.5 | < 0.0001 |
Social function | 74.6 | 36.0 | 77.5 | 25.5 | 0.52 | 89.4 | 17.6 | < 0.0001 |
Emotional role | 74.4 | 34.7 | 76.5 | 35.8 | 0.71 | 86.9 | 26.9 | 0.004 |
Mental health | 50.0 | 26.0 | 72.1 | 17.1 | < 0.0001 | 79.5 | 17.3 | < 0.0001 |