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Table 3 HRQOL (SF-36) mean values in reference and different fracture groups at seven-year follow-up

From: Health-related quality of life after vertebral or hip fracture: a seven-year follow-up study

SF-36

Reference group

n = 804

Vertebral group

n = 42

Hip group

n = 25

p-value*

PF

62.7 (26.7)a

50.4 (25.9)

58.2 (21.1)

p 1 = 0.004 p 2 = 0.404

RP

55.9 (44.9)

27.4 (37.8)

41.0 (39.4)

p 1<0.001 p 2 = 0.075

BP

59.0 (27.5)

41.6 (23.5)

60.6 (26.7)

p 1<0.001 p 2 = 0.777

GH

58.2 (22.8)

55.8 (24.4)

65.4 (17.6)

p 1 = 0.515 p 2 = 0.055

VT

58.0 (25.4)

48.0 (25.1)

63.2 (18.1)

p 1 = 0.013 p 2 = 0.173

SF

77.3 (26.3)

67.0 (28.3)

83.0 (18.4)

p 1 = 0.013 p 2 = 0.145

RE

71.3 (40.6)

54.0 (45.4)

80.0 (33.3)

p 1 = 0.020 p 2 = 0.212

MH

74.7 (21.0)

71.2 (22.3)

82.7 (12.7)

p 1 = 0.296 p 2 = 0.005

  1. PF: Physical Functioning, RP: Role-Physical, BP: Bodily Pain, GH: General Health, VT: Vitality,
  2. SF: Social Functioning, RE: Role-Emotional, MH: Mental Health.
  3. a Values in parentheses correspond to standard deviations.
  4. *Significant tests: unpaired t-test
  5. p 1 comparison between vertebral and reference groups
  6. p 2 comparison between hip and reference groups
  7. Significance level p < 0.05 is given in bold.