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Table 4 Reported prescription categories associated with SF-36 Physical Component Summary (PCS) Score (n = 331)

From: Co-morbidity and predictors of health status in older rural breast cancer survivors

Prescription

Reported?

P*

No

Yes

 

n

mean (SD)a

n

mean (SD)a

 

a) Pain

265

46 (10.1)

66

39.5 (11.4)

<.001

b) Heartburn

275

45.7 (10.4)

56

39.8 (10.8)

<.001

c) Diabetes

291

45.4 (10.6)

40

39.5 (9.8)

<.001

d) Bladder spasms

313

45.2 (10.6)

18

36.9 (10.5)

0.002

e) Infections

320

45 (10.6)

11

36.9 (10.8)

0.014

f) Allergies

294

45.2 (10.6)

37

40.9 (10.9)

0.019

e) Others not listed

235

45.6 (10.4)

96

42.5 (11.2)

0.014

  1. aSF-36 PCS score; *t-test.