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Table 3 Comparison of health-related quality of life (SF-36) between Cretan and Swedish IBS cases and between all IBS cases (from both sites) and Swedish control group

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)

 

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

  1. *Adjusted in multiple regressions for; educational level and present or past co-morbidity of coronary heart diseases, high blood pressure, rheumatoid arthritis and depression.