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 5 The SF-36 scales score in IBS versus general population (Normative) by age
Scale(mean ± SD)< 44 yr
45-64 yr
≥ 65 yr
IBSNormPIBSNormPIBSNormP
PF85.5 (18.3)86.0 (18.0)0.59981.2 (19.5)82.0 (17.4)0.35967.6 (20.7)68.5 (24.5)0.747
RP64.1 (57.7)85.3 (29.0)0.00055.9 (51.8)80.4 (34.3)0.00030.5 (37.4)68.3 (42.8)0.000
BP53.4 (19.7)85.0 (17.8)0.00051.1 (19.7)78.4 (21.3)0.00046.0 (16.3)75.3 (23.6)0.000
GH44.5 (18.0)60.0 (19.8)0.00041.1 (18.6)54.0 (19.4)0.00034.6 (14.9)50.3 (20.9)0.000
VT40.6 (19.5)53.3 (20.3)0.00037.9 (19.3)51.2 (21.1)0.00025.8 (16.2)48.4 (22.1)0.000
SF68.0 (18.1)84.2 (16.9)0.00065.4 (18.5)82.8 (17.6)0.00059.8 (18.0)79.3 (20.9)0.000
RE61.7 (40.8)85.3 (30.5)0.00059.7 (51.0)85.1 (32.2)0.00055.0 (45.7)79.5 (38.8)0.059
MH49.2 (18.0)57.9 (21.4)0.00047.5 (22.4)61.3 (23.5)0.00047.8 (18.2)62.4 (25.1)0.000