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Table 2 SF-36 Health Survey v2 (n = 50)

From: An examination of the health and wellbeing of childless women: A cross-sectional exploratory study in Victoria, Australia

Dimension

Percentage Scores

T-Scores

  
 

Sample Mean (SD)

Population norm (SD)2

Norm based sample mean (SD)

Population norm (SD)3

Difference in mean and 95%CI

Physical functioning

95.9 (6.75)

84.64 (21.86)

55.15 (3.09)

48.18 (11.31)

6.97 (3.83 - 10.11)

Role physical1

91.33 (11.89)

84.41 (25.13)

52.75 (4.73)

49.13 (10.52)

3.62 (0.66 - 6.58)

Bodily pain

73.64 (20.45)

76.45 (21.24)

48.68 (9.63)

48.95 (10.27)

-0.27 (-3.16 - 2.62)

General health

48.48 (10.94)

71.90 (21.88)

39.30 (5.00)

49.58 (10.57)

-10.28 (-13.22 - -7.34)

Vitality

47.13 (9.21)

61.12 (20.80)

43.27 (4.43)

48.16 (10.21)

-4.89 (-7.73 - -2.05)

Social functioning

47.50 (8.38)

86.19 (22.33)

32.67 (3.75)

48.97 (10.74)

-16.30 (-19.28 - -13.32)

Role emotional

91.00 (16.13)

91.59 (17.50)

49.66 (9.22)

49.07 (11.08)

0.59 (-2.52 - 3.70)

Mental health

66.30 (8.44)

80.63 (16.99)

41.57 (4.97)

48.81 (10.46)

-7.24 (-10.15 - -4.33)

Physical component summary score1

  

51.01 (4.28)

48.76 (11.07)

2.25 (-0.86 - 5.36)

Mental component summary score1

  

39.19 (5.74)

49.08 (10.75)

-9.89 (-12.92 - -6.86)

  1. 1 n = 49
  2. 2 Both males and females aged 18+
  3. 3 Females aged 18+ only