Table 3 Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Short Form (SF)-36 subscales

PF

Physical

1.00^a

0.78

NA

1.00^a

0.60

NA

RP

Physical

2.02

0.94

< .01

3.58

0.88

< .01

BP

Physical

1.04

0.76

< .01

2.04

0.77

< .01

GH

Physical

0.48

0.45

< .01

1.25

0.52

.01

VT

Physical

0.01

0.01

.94

−2.31

−0.97

.18

GH

Mental

0.59

0.45

< .01

0.49

0.28

.14

VT

Mental

1.06

0.86

< .01

2.87

1.65

.03

SF

Mental

1.13

0.88

< .01

1.19

0.75

< .01

RE

Mental

1.39

0.70

< .01

1.89

0.63

< .01

MH

Mental

1.00^a

0.86

NA

1.00^a

0.67

NA