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Table 6 Malay SF36: Inter-scale correlations and internal consistency reliability (Cronbach α coefficients, on the diagonal, in bold)

From: The Malay version of SF-36 health survey instrument: testing data quality, scaling assumptions, reliability and validity in post-coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery patients at the National Heart Institute (Institut Jantung Negara—IJN), Kuala Lumpur

 

PF

RP

BP

GH

VT

SF

RE

MH

PF

0.90

       

RP

0.439**

0.83

      

BP

 − 0.449**

 − 0.491**

0.83

     

GH

 − 0.059

 − 0.041

0.134**

0.78

    

VT

 − 0.002

0.002

0.049

0.164**

0.64

   

SF

0.000

 − 0.013

 − 0.001

 − 0.006

0.132**

0.63

  

RE

0.251**

0.574**

 − 0.381**

 − 0.040

 − 0.024

 − 0.061

0.71

 

MH

0.186**

0.103*

 − 0.051

0.229**

0.416**

 − 0.055

0.165**

0.69

  1. PF Physical Functioning, RP role limitations due to Physical Health, RE role limitations due to Emotional Problems, VT Vitality, MH Mental Health, SF Social Functioning, BP Bodily Pain, GH General Health
  2. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
  3. *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
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