Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 8.2
SF-36 scores in people with and without asthma, people aged 15 years and over, South Australia, 1998
Note: PF—physical functioning, RP—role: physical, BP—bodily pain, GH—general health, VT—vitality, SF—social functioning, RE—role: emotional, MH—mental health. There was a significant difference between the mean scores of people in metropolitan areas with and without asthma for all domains (p<0.001 except for RE, where p=0.003).
Source: Wilson et al. 2002.
Data table
| SF-36 section | With asthma |
Without asthma |
| PF | 74.2 |
84.7 |
| RP | 66.7 |
81.1 |
| BP | 66.9 |
77.3 |
| GH | 63.9 |
75.2 |
| VT | 57.5 |
64.8 |
| SF | 80.1 |
87.7 |
| RE | 79.9 |
86.9 |
| MH | 75.0 |
79.5 |
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