Table 1 Comparison of SF-36 subscales between healthy volunteers (comparator group, n = 275) and patients who had undergone lithotripsy for removal of urinary stones (lithotripsy group, n = 275).
From: Study of quality of life and its determinants in patients after urinary stone fragmentation
| SF-36 Subscale | Group | Mean | SD | F Statistic | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Physical Functioning (PF) | lithotripsy group | 45.43 | 11.30 | 10.37 | 0.001 |
| comparator group | 42.15 | 12.56 | |||
|
Role-Physical (RP) | lithotripsy group | 46.70 | 7.96 | 4.46 | 0.035 |
| comparator group | 45.02 | 10.57 | |||
|
Body Pain (BP) | lithotripsy group | 47.10 | 8.56 | 2.67 | 0.06 |
| comparator group | 49.80 | 9.81 | |||
|
General Health (GH) | lithotripsy group | 49.42 | 8.39 | 0.85 | 0.035 |
| comparator group | 49.28 | 9.33 | |||
|
Vitality (VT) | lithotripsy group | 55.55 | 10.68 | 4.89 | 0.027 |
| comparator group | 53.46 | 9.61 | |||
|
Social Functioning (SF) | lithotripsy group | 44.04 | 9.73 | 0.216 | 0.642 |
| comparator group | 44.01 | 10.86 | |||
|
Role-Emotional (RE) | lithotripsy group | 44.78 | 10.53 | 8.127 | 0.005 |
| comparator group | 41.94 | 12.74 | |||
|
Mental Health (MH) | lithotripsy group | 48.96 | 10.95 | 12.65 | 0.000 |
| comparator group | 45.65 | 10.91 |