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Table 1 Short Form (SF)-36 scores of Dutch and Chinese traumatic brain injury patients 12 months post-injury

From: Comparing health-related quality of life of Dutch and Chinese patients with traumatic brain injury: do cultural differences play a role?

Nijmegen, the Netherlands

 

Abbreviated Injury Score Head 1–2

Abbreviated Injury Score Head >2

N

Range

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Floor (%)a

Ceilinga (%)

N

Range

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Floor (%)a

Ceiling (%)a

PF

200

0–100

81.2 (24.6)

95 (70–100)

0.5%

38.0%

207

0–100

77.5 (28.5)

90 (70–100)

4.8%

30.0%

RP

211

0–100

68.1 (40.7)

100 (25–100)

19.9%

55.5%

214

0–100

56.7 (43.9)

75 (0–100)

29.9%

44.4%

BP

217

0–100

73.9 (26.2)

80 (52–100)

0.9%

38.2%

216

0–100

75.9 (25.2)

82 (62–100)

1.4%

40.7%

GH

213

0–100

68.5 (22.8)

72 (52–87)

0.5%

3.8%

216

10–100

70.2 (20.0)

72 (60–87)

0%

4.2%

VT

215

5–100

65.0 (21.3)

65 (50–80)

0%

5.6%

218

5–100

64.6 (20.3)

65 (50–80)

0%

4.6%

SF

217

13–100

81.5 (22.2)

88 (63–100)

0%

44.2%

220

13–100

78.3 (22.5)

88 (63–100)

0%

37.3%

RE

214

0–100

81.5 (34.2)

100 (67–100)

11.7%

72.9%

217

0–100

75.6 (38.1)

100 (67–100)

16.1%

65.9%

MH

216

0–100

74.5 (20.2)

80 (64–88)

0.5%

6.9%

218

20–100

73.8 (20.1)

80 (63–88)

0%

6.0%

Zhuhai, China

 

Abbreviated Injury Score Head 1–2

Abbreviated Injury Score Head > 2

 

N

Range

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Floor (%)a

Ceiling (%)a

N

Range

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Floor (%)a

Ceiling (%)a

PF

153

5–100

93.0 (16.8)

100 (95–100)

0%

64.7%

20

0–100

82.3 (26.2)

95 (75–100)

5.0%

45%

RP

153

0–100

68.8 (40.6)

100 (25–100)

19.6%

56.2%

20

0–100

60.0 (44.7)

88 (6–100)

25.0%

50%

BP

153

0–100

81.7 (26.4)

100 (67–100)

1.3%

56.9%

20

10–100

70.8 (27.8)

79 (52–97)

0%

25%

GH

153

5–100

58.0 (23.9)

60 (40–75)

0%

2.6%

20

15–85

51.5 (19.5)

53 (40–65)

0%

0%

VT

153

0–100

66.6 (23.8)

70 (50–85)

1.3%

7.8%

20

15–100

67.5 (24.8)

78 (46–85)

0%

10%

SF

153

11–100

85.0 (21.7)

89 (78–100)

0%

49.7%

20

33–100

80.6 (23.9)

89 (58–100)

0%

45%

RE

153

0–100

55.3 (41.0)

67 (0–100)

26.8%

37.3%

20

0–100

60.0 (44.1)

67 (0–100)

30.0%

45%

MH

153

4–100

75.6 (20.4)

80 (64–90)

0%

11.8%

20

48–100

81.0 (14.0)

82 (72–92)

0%

10%

  1. Note: Scale scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 representing optimal functioning
  2. Abbreviations: SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range, PF Physical functioning, RP Role physical, BP Bodily pain, GH General health, VT Vitality, SF Social functioning, RE Role-emotional, MH Mental health
  3. aFloor (%) refers to the percentage of patients with the lowest score on a subscale (score 0); Ceiling (%) refers to the percentage of patients with the highest score on a subscale (score 100)