Mean (95% CI) SF-36 scores for 112 patients with primary lung cancer who underwent open surgery compared with the normal population and 121 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
| SF-36 dimension | Operated lung cancer patients | Difference in mean compared with normal population | Difference in mean compared with CABG |
|---|---|---|---|
| The results are presented as a comparison of the differences between the mean scores. | |||
| *p<0.05. | |||
| Physical function (PF) | 61.1 (56.4 to 65.8) | 10.9 (5.2 to 16.5)* | 9.5 (2.6 to 16.3)* |
| Role physical (RP) | 45.0 (36.9 to 53.1) | 20.2 (10.3 to 30.1)* | 7.1 (–5.3 to 19.6) |
| Body pain (BP) | 72.3 (66.8 to 77.8) | 3.9 ( to 2.4 to 10.3) | 1.4 (–7.7 to 8.0) |
| General health (GH) | 59.3 (55.1 to 63.5) | 6.3 (1.1 to 11.5)* | –0.7 (–7.3 to 5.9) |
| Physical component summary (PCS) | 40.5 (38.3 to 42.7) | 3.1 (0.6 to 5.7)* | 2.1 (–1.1 to 5.3) |
| Vitality (VT) | 55.5 (51.0 to 60.1) | 8.8 (3.0 to 14.5)* | 2.9 (–4.3 to 10.1) |
| Social function (SF) | 78.2 (73.2 to 83.3) | 6.9 (1.2 to 12.5)* | 1.1 (–6.3 to 8.5) |
| Role emotional (RE) | 60.6 (52.5 to 68.8) | 15.3 (5.6 to 25.0)* | 3.5 (–8.7 to 15.8) |
| Mental health (MH) | 74.0 (70.4 to 77.6) | 5.6 (1.0 to 10.2)* | –0.8 (–6.6 to 4.9) |
| Mental component summary (MCS) | 46.7 (44.7 to 48.8) | 3.7 (1.1 to 6.2)* | –0.8 (–4.0 to 2.5) |