Vascular structure and function and their relationship with health-related quality of life in the MARK study

Table 2 Health related quality of life dimensions (SF-12) by sex

	Global		Women		Men		p
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p
Standardized physical function	50.80 ± 8.92		49.17 ± 9.49		52.46 ± 8.00		0.001
Standardized role physical	50.96 ± 9.13		49.41 ± 9.66		52.54 ± 8.29		0.003
Standardized bodily pain	49.88 ± 11.58		46.72 ± 12.63		53.10 ± 9.40		<0.001
Standardized general health	39.92 ± 8.90		39.24 ± 9.18		40.60 ± 8.59		0.185
Standardized vitality	50.90 ± 11.13		49.85 ± 10.99		51.98 ± 11.20		0.097
Standardized social functioning	49.90 ± 9.72		48.38 ± 10.28		51.45 ± 8.89		0.006
Standardized role emotional	48.94 ± 9.68		47.31 ± 9.95		50.60 ± 9.13		0.003
Standardized mental health	49.67 ± 10.42		47.01 ± 10.04		52.39 ± 10.12		<0.001
Standardized physical component	48.42 ± 9.32		46.90 ± 10.50		49.97 ± 7.66		0.004
Standardized mental component	49.44 ± 10.45		47.66 ± 10.78		51.24 ± 9.82		0.003

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