Table 2 SF-36 and GHQ scores in three groups of orofacial pain patients and reference values.

Scale

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

n = 15

Mean (SD)

n = 16

Mean (SD)

n = 64

SF-36 PF^a

83.0 (22.8)

92.1 (8.1)*³

74.2 (33.1)

72.3 (25.7)*¹

SF-36 RP^a

76.4 (36.3)

54.2 (38.1)

71.2 (3.6) ³

41.2 (39.7)*²

SF-36 BP^a

74.9 (23.4)

66.1 (20.4)³

53.2 (27.5)*

48.5 (19.7)*¹

SF-36 GH^a

70.7 (20.7)

53.0 (23.4)*

55.8 (18.7)*

54.4 (20.6)*

SF-36 VT^a

68.8 (19.3)

52.9 (14.9)*

49.3 (21.6)*

55.2 (19.4)*

SF-36 SF^a

84.0 (22.4)

74.0 (22.9)

66.0 (29.2)*

66.7 (23.4)*

SF-36 RE^a

82.3 (32.9)

66.7 (31.8)

81.0 (55.0)

80.9 (34.1)

SF-36 MH^a

76.8 (17.4)

66.4 (12.5)

60.6 (17.9)³

73.2 (13.0)²

GHQA^b

6.2

6.7 (4.1)

6.3 (4.1)

8.2 (4.0)*

GHQB^b

5.8

2.8 (2.1)²

7.5 (3.6)¹

5.9 (4.4)

GHQC^b

7.0

6.6 (1.8) ³

8.2 (3.3)

8.3 (2.3)*¹

GHQD^b

1.6

0.8 (1.8)

2.7 (3.5)

1.9 (3.0)