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Characteristics of subjects and distribution of SF-36 scales and SF-6D index scores. |
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| Subject characteristics (N = 5,224) |
N (%) unless specified otherwise |
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| Mean (SD) age in years |
40.3 (11.52) |
| Female gender |
2,555 (48.9) |
| Ethnicity |
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| Chinese |
2,558 (49.0) |
| Malay |
1,189 (22.8) |
| Indian |
1,477 (28.3) |
| Housing type |
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| Lower cost public housing |
388 (7.4) |
| Public housing |
4,647 (89.0) |
| Private housing |
188 (3.6) |
| Years of education |
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| ≤ 6 |
1,266 (24.2) |
| 7–10 |
2,682 (51.3) |
| >10 |
1,276 (24.4) |
| Marital status |
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| Married |
3,686 (70.6) |
| Single |
1,272 (24.3) |
| Divorced/Separated |
136 (2.6) |
| Widow |
130 (2.5) |
| Working |
4,022 (75.0) |
| Smoking |
1,045 (20.0) |
| Presence of acute medical conditions* |
3,493 (66.9) |
| Presence of chronic medical conditions |
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| Diabetes mellitus |
309 (5.9) |
| Hypertension |
557 (10.7) |
| Heart disease |
125 (2.4) |
| Stroke |
32 (0.6) |
| Lung diseases‡ |
278 (5.3) |
| Cancer |
35 (0.7) |
| Musculoskeletal illnesses‡ |
1,389 (26.6) |
| Mental illness‡ |
136 (2.6) |
| Prevalence of co-existing chronic medical conditions in people with diabetes mellitus |
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| Hypertension |
115 (37.2) |
| Heart disease |
46 (14.9) |
| Lung diseases‡ |
27 (8.7) |
| Musculoskeletal illnesses‡ |
107 (34.6) |
| Mental illnesses‡ |
9 (2.9) |
| Mean (SD) Family Functioning Measure scores |
10.3 (2.75) |
| Mean (SD) SF-36 scores† |
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| Physical functioning (PF) |
80.3 (23.19) |
| Role-physical (RP) |
80.5 (32.94) |
| Bodily pain (BP) |
78.3 (21.73) |
| General health (GH) |
68.6 (17.21) |
| Vitality (VT) |
63.8 (16.98) |
| Social functioning (SF) |
80.6 (20.48) |
| Role-emotional (RE) |
79.2 (34.98) |
| Mental health (MH) |
72.4 (16.70) |
| Mean (SD) SF-6D index scores† |
0.77 (0.130) |
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* Acute medical conditions were self-limiting illnesses and injuries in the preceding one month that might influence SF-36 scores and included acute illnesses (e.g. upper respiratory tract infections, gastroenteritis and headaches), injuries or poor sleep. † Mean scores adjusted for the influence of diabetes mellitus, other chronic medical conditions (and their interactions), socioeconomic status and other factors. ‡ Lung diseases included asthma and other lung diseases; musculoskeletal illnesses included rheumatism, back pain and other bone or muscle illness; mental illness included depression, anxiety disorder and schizophrenia. | |
Wee et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2005 3:2 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-3-2 |
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