Table 3 Patient-related outcome by SF-36 physical and mental health components in younger and older men with distal radius
| Â | Age | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 65 years | ≥ 65 years | p-value | |||
Physical Component Scale (PCS) | |||||
 6–8 weeks | 43 ± 8 | (21–60) | 37 ± 7 | (25–47) | < 0.001 |
 6 months | 51 ± 7 | (31–62) | 41 ± 11 | (16–56) | < 0.001 |
 12 months | 52 ± 8 | (28–62) | 42 ± 12 | (15–57) | < 0.001 |
Mental Component Scale (MCS) | |||||
 6–8 weeks | 51 ± 11 | (14–71) | 44 ± 14 | (15–64) | 0.022 |
 6 months | 52 ± 9 | (14–62) | 46 ± 13 | (21–64) | 0.023 |
 12 months | 52 ± 8 | (14–65) | 50 ± 12 | (27–65) | 0.789 |