Table 4

SF-36 Results. Norm data is for women aged 45–54 [20]. N = 20 at each time point.
SF-36 Scale	Norm	Initial	2 months	7 months	P for
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	trend

Physical Functioning	82.9 ± 21.7^a	36.3 ± 24.3^b	55.0 ± 23.4^c	60.3 ± 26.7^c	1.7E-06
Role Physical	79.9 ± 35.4^a	6.3 ± 11.1^b	31.3 ± 42.0^c	36.3 ± 41.7^c	0.0074
Bodily Pain	72.1 ± 23.3^a	32.6 ± 20.2^b	40.1 ± 23.2^c	48.5 ± 28.8^b	0.071
General Health	70.5 ± 20.6^a	44.1 ± 21.6^b	52.0 ± 23.3^b,c	61.2 ± 24.8^a,c	2.3E-05
Vitality	60.6 ± 21.3^a	18.0 ± 14.4^b	41.8 ± 27.4^c	48.0 ± 28.9^a,c	2.4E-05
Social Functioning	82.7 ± 20.8^a	40.0 ± 26.5^b	60.6 ± 22.3^c	66.3 ± 25.7^c	6.4E-05
Role Emotional	81.9 ± 33.3^a	25.0 ± 26.5^b	61.7 ± 22.3^a	75.0 ± 25.7^a	1.6E-04
Mental Health	74.4 ± 18.1^a	57.2 ± 23.1^b	73.4 ± 18.3^a	77.0 ± 15.3^a	4.7E-04

Numbers with different superscripts are statistically different (P < 0.05 with Bonferroni adjustment).
Donaldson et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2001 1:7 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-1-7