Correlation analysis of SF-36 items targeted area
Variables | Pearson correlation (r) | PF (N = 104) | RP (N = 104) | RE (N = 104) | SF (N = 104) | BP (N = 104) | EWB (N = 104) | EF (N = 104) | GH (N = 104) |
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PF | r | 1 | 0.182 | 0.213* | 0.158 | 0.219* | 0.114 | 0.005 | 0.248* |
p-value | -- | 0.064 | 0.030 | 0.109 | 0.026 | 0.250 | 0.961 | 0.011 | |
RP | r | 0.182 | 1 | 0.334** | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.074 | 0.147 | 0.043 |
p-value | 0.064 | -- | < 0.001 | 0.941 | 0.940 | 0.453 | 0.136 | 0.667 | |
RE | r | 0.213* | 0.334** | 1 | 0.199* | 0.031 | 0.040 | 0.171 | 0.054 |
p-value | 0.030 | < 0.001 | -- | 0.043 | 0.757 | 0.688 | 0.082 | 0.588 | |
SF | r | 0.158 | 0.007 | 0.199* | 1 | 0.207* | 0.228* | 0.157 | 0.137 |
p-value | 0.109 | 0.941 | 0.043 | -- | 0.035 | 0.020 | 0.112 | 0.164 | |
BP | r | 0.219* | 0.007 | 0.031 | 0.207* | 1 | 0.155 | 0.037 | 0.100 |
p-value | 0.026 | 0.940 | 0.757 | 0.035 | -- | 0.115 | 0.707 | 0.314 | |
EWB | r | 0.114 | 0.074 | 0.040 | 0.228* | 0.155 | 1 | 0.131 | 0.054 |
p-value | 0.250 | 0.453 | 0.688 | 0.020 | 0.115 | -- | 0.185 | 0.588 | |
EF | r | 0.005 | 0.147 | 0.171 | 0.157 | 0.037 | 0.131 | 1 | 0.058 |
p-value | 0.961 | 0.136 | 0.082 | 0.112 | 0.707 | 0.185 | -- | 0.555 | |
GH | r | 0.248* | 0.043 | 0.054 | 0.137 | 0.100 | 0.054 | 0.058 | 1 |
p-value | 0.011 | 0.667 | 0.588 | 0.164 | 0.314 | 0.588 | 0.555 | -- |
*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). PF: physical functioning; RP: role physical; RE: role emotional; SF: social function; BP: bodily pain; EWB: emotional well-being; EF: energy and fatigue; GH: general health. --: not applicable