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Table 6 Physical and Mental Component Summary scores in studies using the Medical Outcomes Study Survey Form.

From: Impact of osteoporosis and vertebral fractures on quality-of-life. a population-based study in Valencia, Spain (The FRAVO Study)

Author

Country

VFX

Instrument

PCS

MCS

Comments

    

Without VFX

With VFX

Without VFX

With VFX

 

FRAVO study

Spain

Prevalent

SF12

45.3; 45.7

41.6; 40.2

45.6; 44.0

46.3; 45.5

Scores for mild and moderate-severe VFX.

Lai et al, 2010[34]

China

Prevalent

SF36

14.3

14.1; 12.7

27.8

27.7; 27.2

Scores for morphometric and clinical VFX.*

Van Schoor et al 2005[18]

Holland

Prevalent

SF12

50.0

49.5; 50.8;

42.1

55.8

55.6; 53.6; 55.0

Scores for mild, moderate and severe VFX.

Cockerill et al, 2004[27]

Europe

Prevalent

Incident

SF12

43.7

41.2 (39.9)

49.1

50.8 (47.2)

Scores for incident VFX in brackets.

Hallberg et al, 2004[28]

Sweden

Incident

SF36

44.3

29.6 (34.2)

51.3

45.8 (44.3)

Scores 2 years after the incident VFX in brackets.

Falch et al, 2003[29]

Norway

Incident

SF36

46.2

31.7

46.0

46.2

Referred to hospital for clinical VFX

Adachi et al, 2001[23]

Canada

Prevalent

SF36

48

44

53

54

Morphometric subclinical VFX.

Tosteson et al, 2001[24]

USA

Prevalent

SF36

47.1

40.1

53.6

54.7

45% with clinical VFX.

Naves Diaz et al, 2001[25]

Spain

Prevalent

SF36

50

47

50

48

Population study

Hall et al, 1999[26]

Australia

Prevalent

SF36

48

36

54

50

Referred to hospital for clinical VFX

  1. PCS: Physical Component Summary Score; MCS: Mental Component Summary Score; SF12: Medical Outcomes Survey Short-Form 12; VFX: Vertebral Fracture.
  2. *PCS and MCS scores seem to use a non standardized range of values.