Table 1

Mean (SD) clinical and SF-36 health-related quality of life values by gender

Clinical or psychological data
Men (N = 63)
Women (N = 57) (a)

Beck Anxiety Inventory
20.65 (13.48)
21.89 (13.59)
Clinical Global Impression
2.76 (0.84)
3.02 (0.82)
Physical Functioning
76.50 (17.88)
73.72 (17.97)
Physical Problems
51.06 (43.57)
43.42 (42.13)
Bodily Pain
62.06 (24.89)
53.46 (24.05)
General Health
49.48 (21.14)
49.21 (20.07)
Vitality
45.40 (18.15)
41.26 (19.94)
Social Functioning
56.15 (23.75)
50.22 (26.88)
Emotional Problems
39.15 (42.56)
26.32 (41.18)
Mental Health
51.05 (17.65)
46.67 (19.11)

(a) N = 56 for Clinical Global Impression scale due to a missing value.

Gao et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2004 2:63   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-2-63