Short form 36 (SF-36) subscales and component scores for the two treatment groups, with age matched normative scores included for comparison 2-150
| Conservative (n=51) | Invasive (n=62) | p Value | National norms (n=2183) | |
| Physical functioning | 78.3 (17.3), n=50 | 82.4 (20.7), n=60 | 0.03 | 85.9 (20.8) |
| Role-physical | 55.3 (44.3), n=50 | 69.4 (42.3), n=58 | 0.04 | 80.8 (33.3) |
| Bodily pain | 78.6 (21.3), n=51 | 83.4 (22.9), n=59 | 0.13 | 77.8 (24.2) |
| General health | 66.7 (19.6), n=49 | 66.1 (22.0), n=59 | 0.99 | 73.4 (20.9) |
| Vitality | 66.3 (21.2), n=51 | 67.6 (23.8), n=61 | 0.62 | 69.8 (21.0) |
| Social functioning | 90.7 (16.0), n=51 | 88.7 (22.5), n=62 | 0.99 | 90.6 (18.5) |
| Role-emotional | 73.5 (35.3), n=49 | 74.3 (38.8), n=57 | 0.67 | 86.2 (28.1) |
| Mental health | 82.8 (17.9), n=51 | 80.2 (17.5), n=61 | 0.32 | 81.8 (16.5) |
| Physical component score | 45.4 (9.7), n=47 | 48.5 (9.6), n=55 | 0.05 | 50.1 (9.4) |
| Mental component score | 54.2 (9.6), n=47 | 52.6 (9.4), n=55 | 0.30 | 54.2 (8.7) |
↵2-150 National norms from general population aged 36 to 72 years.14
Values are mean (SD).