Patients (n = 80) (mean ± SD) (min-max)

Control (n = 40) P value

(mean ± SD) (min-max)

P value

Age (years)

47.22 ± 10.31 (20 - 65)

43.12 ± 8.11 (23 - 70)

0.105

Males/Females % (n)

15%/85% (12 - 68)

% 25/%75 (30 - 10)

0.182

Body mass index (kg/m²)

32.73 ± 5 ( 22 - 45)

31.18 ± 4.4 (26 - 42)

0.058

SF-36 subgroups

Physical function (PF)

60.17 ± 21.3 (24 - 100)

79.12 ± 10.8 (50 - 100)

0.000^*

Role physical (RP)

45.31 ± 41.1 (0 - 100)

80 ± 29.5 (0 - 100)

0.000^*

Bodily pain(BP)

41.38 ± 17.4 (10 - 84)

67.90 ± 17.8 (10 - 100)

0.000^*

General health (GH)

42.21 ± 17.7 (0 - 87)

57.47 ± 13.9 (5 - 82)

0.000^*

Vitality (VT)

32.83 ± 23.3 (0 - 85)

49.25 ± 16.9 (0 - 75)

0.000^*

Social function (SF)

55.60 ± 25.9 (0 - 100)

80.62 ± 19.6 (0 - 100)

0.000^*

Role emotional (RE)

40.39 ± 40.6 (0 - 100)

77.16 ± 32.9 (0 - 100)

0.000^*

Mental health (MH)

42.85 ± 18.12 (0 - 88)

63.27 ± 18.3 (36 - 100)

0.000^*

PCS

39.49 ± 9.3 (23.2 - 58.80)

65.95 ± 13.2 (34.4 - 86)

0.000^*

MCS

34.78 ± 10.3 (9.2 - 58.50)

64.98 ± 12.7 (40 - 88.4)

0.000^*

MAF subgroups (mean) (min-max)

MAF-1 (degree)

6.26 ± 2.51 (0 - 10)

4.42 ± 2.26 (0 - 9)

0.000^*

MAF-2 (severity)

6.08 ± 2.61 (0 - 10)

4.12 ± 2.55(0 - 9)

0.000^*

MAF-3 (distress)

5.98 ± 2.64 (0 - 9)

3.82 ± 2.30 (0 - 8)

0.000^*

MAF-4 (ADLs)

5.35 ± 2.39 (0 - 8.81)

3.53 ± 2.0 (0 - 7)

0.000^*

MAF-5 (timing)

6.23 ± 2.66 (0 - 10)

4.26 ± 2.53 (0 - 10)

0.000^*

MAF total

29.97 ± 12.11 (0 - 47.47)

19.92 ± 11.01(0 - 38)

0.000^*