Table 3 : Comparison of participants Sf-36 category means to SF-36 published
norms and percentage of participants under the published norms.
SF-36 Category | % Of subjects under SF-36 Norms |
Participant’s Mean | SF-36 Published Norms |
Role pain | 24% | 54.06 | 54.40 |
General health | 33.3% | 56.40 | 50.55 |
Vitality | 38% | 50.34 | 48.97 |
Social function | 29% | 53.76 | 56.85 |
Role emotion | 33.3% | 52.69 | 55.88 |
Mental health | 19% | 54.12 | 50.00 |