Clinical Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 1, 2004; 10(7): 1059-1064
Published online Apr 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i7.1059
Table 4 The SF-36 scales score in IBS versus general population (Normative) by gender
Scale(mean ± SD)Male
Female
IBS sample
IBSNormPIBSNormP
PF83.6 (20.1)84.4 (18.6)0.47878.3 (19.2)79.9 (20.7)0.17981.1 (19.8)
RP60.9 (51.8)82.4 (32.6)0.00050.0 (51.3)79.9 (34.5)0.00055.7 (51.7)
BP53.5 (18.6)83.0 (19.0)0.00047.6 (20.4)79.9 (21.8)0.00050.9 (19.8)
GH43.4 (17.3)58.0 (19.9)0.00038.2 (19.7)55.2 (20.4)0.00041.0 (18.6)
VT40.9 (19.8)53.3 (20.9)0.00034.4 (18.5)50.1 (20.7)0.00037.9 (19.5)
SF67.2 (18.2)83.1 (17.5)0.00062.9 (18.7)82.9 (18.1)0.00065.3 (18.6)
RE65.5 (56.1)84.3 (32.3)0.00053.2 (43.8)84.5 (32.5)0.00059.7 (50.9)
MH50.4 (20.6)60.3 (23.0)0.00044.0 (23.9)59.1 (22.4)0.00047.4 (22.4)