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Table 2 SF-8 scores by group

From: Self-care behavior when suffering from the common cold and health-related quality of life in individuals attending an annual checkup in Japan: a cross-sectional study

  

Group I

Group II

p value

 
  

(n = 247)

(n = 142)

  

Age

 

56.5 ± 15.7

63.4 ± 15.2

<0.001*

*1

Male

 

89 (36.0 %)

61 (43.0 %)

0.195

*2

SF-8 norm-based mean score

PF

49.9 ± 6.7

48.2 ± 7.2

0.001*

 

RP

50.0 ± 6.4

48.5 ± 6.9

0.008*

BP

52.8 ± 7.8

50.1 ± 8.2

0.001*

GH

50.0 ± 6.2

50.2 ± 6.8

0.596

*3

VT

51.2 ± 6.0

51.1 ± 6.1

0.844

 

SF

50.8 ± 7.4

48.8 ± 8.6

0.016*

RE

50.1 ± 5.2

48.3 ± 7.5

0.041*

MH

50.6 ± 6.0

49.7 ± 7.3

0.521

PCS

49.6 ± 6.7

48.0 ± 6.3

0.006*

*1

MCS

49.7 ± 6.0

48.8 ± 7.8

0.659

 
  1. *: significant difference
  2. *1: t-test
  3. *2: chi-squared test
  4. *3: Mann–Whitney U test
  5. Group I: Prefer to first attempt self-medication
  6. Group II: Prefer to immediately visit a clinic
  7. Subscales: Mann–Whitney U-test
  8. PCS and MCS: t-test
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