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Table 2 Comparison of the SF-36 scores between chemical warfare patients and a general Iranian population (higher scores indicate a better condition)

From: Quality of life in chemical warfare survivors with ophthalmologic injuries: the first results form Iran Chemical Warfare Victims Health Assessment Study

 

Patients (n = 147)

General population (n = 1997)*

 
 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P

Physical functioning

45.3 (19.5)

87.8 (19.0)

< 0.0001

Role physical

23.1 (16.6)

73.8 (36.4)

< 0.0001

Bodily pain

29.5 (16.8)

82.7 (23.4)

< 0.0001

General health

26.3 (14.8)

70.2 (19.6)

< 0.0001

Vitality

39.7 (18.8)

68.9 (16.2)

< 0.0001

Social functioning

47.6 (21.6)

78.0 (23.5)

< 0.0001

Role emotional

43.5 (26.6)

70.1 (39.7)

< 0.0001

Mental health

47.8 (21.2)

69.2 (17.1)

< 0.0001

Physical Component Summary (PCS)

27. 4 (14.8)

81.4 (21.8)

< 0.0001

Mental Component Summary (MCS)

39.9 (19.4)

72.4 (21.9)

< 0.0001

  1. * Derived from [22]. The scores are for males only.