Table 1

Short Form 36 Health Survey: Paired comparison between recipients and their respective donor

ItemsDonor*Recipient*P
Items describing physical health 
    Physical functioning 54.7 50.9 .001 
    Role limitations due to physical health 54.6 52.3 .213 
    Bodily pain 59.2 54.9 .042 
Items describing general health (physical and mental) 
    General health perception 57.0 50.7 .001 
    Vitality 65.4 52.3 .039 
Items describing mental health 
    Social functioning 54.0 51.2 .324 
    Role limitations due to emotional problems 53.9 51.0 .285 
    Mental health 52.7 50.9 .638 
Global tests 
    Physical Component Summary (PCS) 57.1 52.8 .001 
    Mental Component Summary (MCS) 52.9 50.8 .831 
ItemsDonor*Recipient*P
Items describing physical health 
    Physical functioning 54.7 50.9 .001 
    Role limitations due to physical health 54.6 52.3 .213 
    Bodily pain 59.2 54.9 .042 
Items describing general health (physical and mental) 
    General health perception 57.0 50.7 .001 
    Vitality 65.4 52.3 .039 
Items describing mental health 
    Social functioning 54.0 51.2 .324 
    Role limitations due to emotional problems 53.9 51.0 .285 
    Mental health 52.7 50.9 .638 
Global tests 
    Physical Component Summary (PCS) 57.1 52.8 .001 
    Mental Component Summary (MCS) 52.9 50.8 .831 
*

Numbers are means of norm-based scores.

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