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Table 5 SF-36 scores of patient groups age ≤70 and >70 years before cardiac surgery

From: Health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery – the effects of age, preoperative conditions and postoperative complications

 

Age ≤70 years

Age >70 years

p

 

n = 179

n = 81

 

Sub-score

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

PF

54.2

28.1

35.1

25.4

<0.001

RP

34.2

39.3

16.7

29.6

<0.001

BP

62.7

26.6

51.3

22.8

<0.001

GH

48.6

17.8

43.1

15.4

<0.001

VT

50.6

21.0

43.1

16.5

<0.001

SF

68.3

22.4

61.3

21.0

<0.001

RE

48.2

43.3

30.0

37.1

<0.001

MH

62.3

20.4

54.9

19.4

<0.001

  1. PF – physical functioning, RP – role physical, BP – bodily pain, GH – general health, VT – vitality, SF – social functioning, RE – role emotional, MH – mental health.