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Table 3 Descriptive Statistics of SF-12v2, VR-12 and the paired differences, SF-12v2 – VR-12

From: Average and individual differences between the 12-item MOS Short-form Health Survey version 2 (SF-12 V.2) and the veterans RAND 12-item Health Survey (VR-12) in the Chinese population

 

SF-12v2

VR-12

SF-12v2—VR-12

|SF-12v2—VR-12|

Correlation between SF-12v2 and VR-12*

Mean (SD)

Range

Mean (SD)

Range

Mean (SD)

Range

Mean (SD)

Median

 

PF

91.2 (18.9)

0, 100

91.6 (18.5)

0, 100

− 0.45 (10.3)

− 50.0, 50.0

3.05 (9.9)

0

0.94

RP

80.9 (21.6)

0, 100

82.2 (21.7)

0, 100

− 1.3 (21.0)

− 100, 100

9.9 (18.6)

0

0.68

BP

80.0 (21.1)

0, 100

81.3 (20.2)

0, 100

− 1.4 (12.7)

− 75.0, 50.0

5.7 (11.5)

0

0.89

GH

58.0 (24.3)

0, 100

61.6 (20.9)

0, 100

− 3.6 (12.9)

− 60.0, 50.0

7.2 (11.3)

0

0.87

VT

61.9 (23.4)

0, 100

63.9 (25.4)

0, 100

− 2.0 (16.0)

− 100, 60.0

11.2 (11.6)

10.0

0.84

SF

86.0 (19.5)

0, 100

84.8 (20.2)

0, 100

1.1 (13.7)

− 75.0, 75.0

8.5 (16.6)

0

0.85

RE

79.4 (21.4)

0, 100

82.1 (21.1)

0, 100

− 2.7 (18.4)

− 100, 100

8.5 (16.6)

0

0.73

MH

70.8 (18.8)

12.5, 100

72.3 (17.3)

10.0, 100

− 1.5 (11.4)

− 42.5, 50.0

8.3 (8.0)

5.0

0.83

PCS

50.3 (6.5)

22.8, 62.2

49.6 (6.2)

22.0, 62.1

0.7 (4.0)

− 16.7, 17.1

2.9 (2.8)

1.9

0.78

MCS

49.0 (9.0)

20.0, 66.4

49.7 (8.8)

21.4, 64.5

− 0.7 (5.4)

− 25.8, 22.0

3.6 (4.1)

2.0

0.80

  1. SD standard deviation, PF physical functioning, RP role physical, BP bodily pain, GH general health, VT vitality, SF social functioning, RE role emotional, MH mental health, PCS physical component score, MCS mental component score
  2. *Polychoric correlation was reported for the eight scales, and Spearman rank correlation was reported for the PCS and the MCS