Table 2 Health-related quality of life of the study participants and comparison with Canadian normative data (n = 197)

Physical functioning

24.3 (17.9)*

21.8 – 26.8

75.7 (22.2)

74.9 – 76.5

Role-physical

39.3 (25.6)*

35.7 – 42.9

76.2 (36.5)

74.9 – 77.5

Bodily pain

27.5 (11.7)*

25.8 – 29.1

74.0 (23.9)

73.1 – 74.8

General health

37.1 (10.4)*

35.6 – 38.6

73.5 (18.4)

72.8 – 74.1

Vitality

39.5 (13.4)*

37.6 – 41.4

67.7 (18.1)

67.0 – 68.3

Social functioning^§

40.9 (15.2)*

38.8 – 43.0

87.0 (19.8)

86.2 – 87.7

Role-emotional^§

69.8 (26.3)*

66.1 – 73.5

83.4 (32.8)

82.2 – 84.6

Mental health^§

53.4 (11.4)*

51.8 – 55.0

79.3 (15.0)

78.8 – 79.8

Physical component scale (PCS)^§

28.2 (6.4)*

27.3 – 29.1

47.2 (9.7)

46.8 – 47.6

Mental component scale (MCS)^§

42.9 (8.1)*

41.7 – 44.0

53.7 (8.3)

53.4 – 54.0