Table 6 Comparison of life quality according to the presence of COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) by SF-36 Heath Survey
COPD (−) (n = 30) | COPD (+) (n = 20) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SF-36 scales | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | z | p |
Physical component | ||||||
Physical functioning (PF) | 86.46 | 22.77 | 73.75 | 27.11 | 1.685 | 0.092 |
Role-physical (RP) | 79.17 | 41.49 | 68.75 | 47.87 | 0.736 | 0.462 |
Bodily pain (BP) | 88.17 | 22.22 | 81.88 | 19.04 | 1.798 | 0.072 |
General health (GH) | 87.42 | 13.30 | 73.31 | 18.56 | 2.504 | 0.012* |
Mental component | ||||||
Vitality (VT) | 84.58 | 19.50 | 71.25 | 24.19 | 1.749 | 0.080 |
Social functioning (SF) | 77.08 | 27.75 | 75.00 | 31.62 | 0.029 | 0.977 |
Role-emotional (RE) | 66.66 | 45.05 | 60.42 | 45.90 | 0.606 | 0.544 |
Mental health (MH) | 80.00 | 16.13 | 75.25 | 14.48 | 1.099 | 0.272 |