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Table 4 SF-36 scores before and 1 year after cardiac surgery (n = 133)

From: Pulmonary function and health-related quality of life 1-year follow up after cardiac surgery

 

Before surgery

1 year after surgery

Preoperative to postoperative change in SF-36 scores

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD,

CI for the change [95 % CI] P-value

Md (min-max)

Md (min-max)

PF

65.0 ± 24.5

81.7 ± 20.7

16.7 [12.8–20.5]

<0.001

70 (5–100)

90 (10–100)

RP

39.8 ± 43.0

79.0 ± 33.7

39.2 [31.1–47.3]

<0.001

25 (0–100)

100 (0–100)

BP

69.4 ± 27.6

83.6 ± 22.3

14.1 [9.1–19.2]

<0.001

74 (12–100)

100 (0–100)

GH

64.2 ± 18.1

77.4 ± 17.7

13.2 [10.3–16.0]

<0.001

65 (15–100)

82 (25–100)

VT

54.8 ± 23.7

73.6 ± 18.6

18.8 [15.0–22.6]

<0.001

55 (0–100)

80 (25–100)

SF

78.8 ± 24.3

92.8 ± 13.8

14.0 [9.9–18.1]

<0.001

88 (13–100)

100 (50–100)

RE

67.2 ± 42.2

82.3 ± 33.8

15.2 [7.1–23.2]

<0.001

100 (0–100)

100 (0–100)

MH

74.5 ± 19.7

85.8 ± 15.2

11.3 [7.9–14.7]

<0.001

80 (12–100)

92 (36–100)

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD and median (min-max) [95 % CI of the difference]. P-value < 0.05 was considered significant
  2. BP bodily pain, CI confidence interval, GH general health, Md median, MH mental health, PF physical functioning, RE emotional role functioning, RP physical role functioning, SF social functioning, VT vitality. Incomplete/missing data n = 17