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Table 5 Mean SF-36 v.2 scale scores (standard error) by mental illness and chronic conditions. PDSD, 2008

From: Psychometric evaluation of the SF-36 (v.2) questionnaire in a probability sample of Brazilian households: results of the survey Pesquisa Dimensões Sociais das Desigualdades (PDSD), Brazil, 2008

  

PF

RP

BP

GH

VT

SF

RE

MH

 

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Depression

Yes

9,975

47.4 (0.1)

48.8 (0.1)

53.4 (0.1)

50.7 (0.1)

58.0 (0.1)

51.0 (0.1)

48.5 (0.1)

51.4 (0.1)

No

1,451

41.9 (0.3)

43.4 (0.3)

45.0 (0.3)

42.5 (0.3)

48.8 (0.3)

42.3 (0.3)

40.1 (0.3)

38.8 (0.3)

F*

 

251.9

300.5

741.9

779.7

989.0

1005.2

603.9

1603.5

RV

 

0.16

0.19

0.46

0.49

0.62

0.63

0.38

1.00

Number of chronic conditions

0

4,193

50.4 (0.2)

51.3 (0.2)

57.7 (0.2)

54.2 (0.2)

60.6 (0.2)

53.1 (0.2)

50.6 (0.2)

53.6 (0.2)

1

2,783

47.9 (0.2)

48.8 (0.2)

53.3 (0.2)

50.6 (0.2)

58.1 (0.2)

50.7 (0.2)

48.4 (0.2)

51.0 (0.2)

2

1,842

44.7 (0.3)

47.2 (0.3)

49.8 (0.2)

47.5 (0.2)

55.3 (0.2)

48.8 (0.2)

46.6 (0.3)

48.2 (0.3)

3

2,608

40.8 (0.2)

42.9 (0.2)

44.5 (0.2)

42.8 (0.2)

50.6 (0.2)

44.6 (0.2)

41.9 (0.2)

43.6 (0.2)

F*

 

324.4

270.0

762.0

590.6

446.0

357.8

233.4

361.7

RV

 

0.43

0.35

1.00

0.78

0.59

0.47

0.31

0.47

  1. Note: p < 0.0001 for all comparisons; (*) adjusted for age; RV: relative validity; PF - physical functioning, RP - role physical, BP - Bodily pain, GH- general health, VT - vitality, SF- social functioning, RE- role emotional, MH - mental health,