Impact of Neck and Shoulder Pain on Health-Related Quality of Life in a Middle-Aged Community-Living Population

Table 2

Impact of neck and shoulder pain status on SF-36 according to sex.

Variables	Total			Male			Female
	NSP+	NSP−		NSP+	NSP−		NSP+	NSP−
PF			.0067			.1703			.0212
RP			.0499			.3056			.1251
BP			<.0001			.0010			<.0001
GH			.0060			.1812			.0176
VT			.0010			.3185			.0045
SF			.0379			.2300			.1688
RE			.2344			.3091			.1793
MH			.1127			.4641			.1647
PCS			<.0001			.0127			.0020
MCS			.0030			.1889			.0214

The values are given as the mean and the standard deviation (). Italic values indicate significant difference. SF-36: 36-item short-form health survey; NSP: neck and shoulder pain; PF: physical functioning; RP: role-physical; BP: bodily pain; GH: general health perception; VT: vitality; SF: social functioning; RE: role-emotional; MH: mental health; PCS: physical component summary; MCS: mental component summary.