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Table 3 Subscales of the SF-36 in patients with osteopenia and a healed wrist fracture (n = 18) and matched controls (n = 18)

From: Postmenopausal women with osteopenia and a healed wrist fracture have reduced physical function and quality of life compared to a matched, healthy control group with no fracture

   

Mean difference

P value

 

Patients

Controls

(95% CI)

 

Physical functioning

90.0

95.3

-5.3 (-10.7 to 0.1)

0.056

Role limitations-physical

86.6

96.8

-10.2 (-18.1 to -2.3)

0.014

Bodily pain

76.5

88.4

-11.9 (-22.2 to -1.6)

0.025

General health perceptions

77.0

79.7

-2.7 (-12.9 to 7.6)

0.596

Vitality

58.1

75.0

-16.9 (-29.9 to -3.7)

0.015

Social functioning

89.9

96.5

-6.6 (-14.6 to 1.4)

0.100

Role limitations-emotional

91.4

97.7

-6.3 (-12.6 to 0.7)

0.053

Mental health

86.4

88.9

-2.5 (-9.9 to 4.8)

0.483

  1. Data are presented as mean, CI Confidence Interval.
  2. SF-36 Short Form 36.
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