SF-36 Dimensions of health status | Did not have back pain | Had back pain - rarely | Had back pain - sometimes | Had back pain - often | ||||
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CAM non-user | CAM user | CAM non-user | CAM user | CAM non-user | CAM user | CAM non-user | CAM user | |
(n = 1,682) | (n = 758) | (n = 1,419) | (n = 842) | (n = 1,950) | (n = 1,774) | (n = 970) | (n = 1,070) | |
mean | mean | mean | mean | mean | mean | mean | mean | |
General health 2 3 4 | 78.7 | 78.8 | 75.2 | 78.8 | 70.4 | 72.9 | 54.5 | 58.2 |
Physical functioning 3 4 | 87.2 | 87.3 | 85.1 | 86.7 | 80.1 | 82.2 | 60.2 | 66.0 |
Bodily pain 1 | 82.1 | 77.8 | 77.0 | 76.4 | 67.2 | 66.1 | 43.3 | 44.9 |
Role physical 1 | 87.5 | 83.5 | 84.5 | 82.9 | 76.3 | 76.8 | 47.8 | 51.4 |
Role emotional | 89.8 | 87.5 | 86.8 | 85.9 | 82.9 | 84.8 | 68.6 | 71.2 |
Mental health 1 | 81.2 | 78.9 | 78.5 | 79.3 | 75.2 | 76.3 | 66.1 | 68.1 |
Social functioning | 89.3 | 87.2 | 87.8 | 87.5 | 84.2 | 84.3 | 68.2 | 70.9 |
Vitality 1 4 | 69.1 | 66.6 | 65.1 | 65.9 | 59.2 | 60.1 | 43.9 | 46.6 |