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Comparison of MSH patients and other reference patient groups on SF-36 Measures |
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| Health Status Short Form 36 Scores |
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| Patient Group |
Physical Functioning |
Role-Physical |
Social Functioning |
Mental Health |
Health Perception |
Bodily Pain Recall |
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| No Chronic Conditions* (N = 2595) |
86.0 |
87.2 |
92.3 |
77.6 |
72.6 |
74.2 |
| Myocardial Infarction* N = 147 |
64.6 |
58.6 |
80.7 |
74.8 |
62.7 |
71.7 |
| Arthritis* N = 2079 |
81.1 |
76.9 |
88.4 |
74.6 |
65.3 |
58.6 |
| Sickle Cell Anemia † N = 143 |
63.6 |
45.3 |
65.1 |
70.0 |
42.4 |
44.8 |
| MSH** N = 299 |
66.0 |
46.7 |
6.65.0 |
70.0 |
38.8 |
46.5 |
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*Data from Stewart et. al (2), † Data from Woods et. al (15), ** MSH: Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Anemia | ||||||
Ballas et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2006 4:59 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-4-59 |
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