SF-36 subscale T scores for the subgroup of patients with idiopathic AU (n = 97) during active and resolved stages of AU compared with an age- and sex-matched population using UK normative data. On AU resolution, all SF-36 scores were comparable with the general population with a significant improvement in pain (p < 0.005, SRM = 0.37).
| Variables | General Population | Active AU | Resolved | SRM | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p | Mean | SD | p | |||
| Physical function | 50 | 10 | 48.7 | 12.2 | 0.3 | 49.9 | 11.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Role physical | 50 | 10 | 47.1 | 10.9 | 0.02 | 48.7 | 11.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Role emotional | 50 | 10 | 49.2 | 11.1 | 0.5 | 50.9 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Social functioning | 50 | 10 | 44.6 | 14.1 | < 0.0001 | 47.6 | 12.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Mental health | 50 | 10 | 52.6 | 7.3 | 0.04 | 53.3 | 8.3 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Energy and vitality | 50 | 10 | 51.1 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 53.5 | 10.8 | 0.008 | 0.2 | 0.04 |
| Pain | 50 | 10 | 45.3 | 11.7 | 0.0002 | 49.7 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.01 |
| General health perception | 50 | 10 | 49.2 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 49.6 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Physical component score | 50 | 10 | 45.9 | 11.1 | 0.001 | 49.1 | 10.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | < 0.0001 |
| Mental component score | 50 | 10 | 46.3 | 11.8 | 0.004 | 48.8 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | < 0.0001 |
Significant data are in bold face. SF-36: Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36; AU: anterior uveitis; SRM: standardized response mean.