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Table 2 Mean (sd) of SF-36 Domain Ratings for Total Sample and Persons with and without Diabetes

From: Health related quality of life in older Mexican Americans with diabetes: A cross-sectional study

 

Total

No Diabetes

Diabetes

 

Domain

Mean

(sd)

Mean

(sd)

Mean

(sd)

p-value*

PF

60.80

(33.26)

65.16

(32.92)

51.12

(32.02)

<.001

RP

67.30

(42.71)

71.76

(40.88)

57.42

(45.04)

<.001

BP

69.39

(25.80)

71.34

(25.52)

65.09

(25.97)

.005

GH

60.31

(21.96)

62.75

(21.70)

54.92

(21.61)

<.001

VT

65.07

(20.20)

66.56

(20.14)

61.78

(20.01)

.006

SF

81.56

(23.85)

83.18

(22.72)

77.99

(25.88)

.017

RE

81.22

(35.64)

82.75

(34.57)

77.81

(37.80)

.125

MH

80.82

(16.58)

81.01

(16.68)

80.40

(16.40)

.673

PCS

41.32

(12.62)

43.04

(12.22)

37.50

(12.69)

<.001

MCS

55.08

(8.53)

54.94

(8.15)

55.39

(9.32)

.566

  1. PF = physical functioning, RP = role limitations due to physical functioning, BP = bodily pain, GH = general health, VT = vitality, SF = social functioning, RE = role limitations due to emotional problems, MH = mental health, PCS = standardized physical composite scale, MCS = standardized mental composite scale.
  2. *p-values represent unadjusted (independent t-test) differences.
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