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Table 2 Comparison of SF-36 scores between left-behind wives and non-left-behind wives ( Ļ‡ ĀÆ Ā±SD )

From: Health-related quality of life and influencing factors among rural left-behind wives in Liuyang, China

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Left-behind wives (nā€‰=ā€‰1893)

Non-left-behind wives (nā€‰=ā€‰969)

|Cohenā€™s d|

PF

86.35ā€‰Ā±ā€‰13.94

91.82ā€‰Ā±ā€‰11.70**

0.43

RP

59.57ā€‰Ā±ā€‰39.48

79.39ā€‰Ā±ā€‰35.39**

0.53

BP

70.32ā€‰Ā±ā€‰14.94

74.97ā€‰Ā±ā€‰15.51**

0.31

GH

59.15ā€‰Ā±ā€‰18.98

66.35ā€‰Ā±ā€‰18.11**

0.39

VT

63.79ā€‰Ā±ā€‰16.22

70.47ā€‰Ā±ā€‰15.45**

0.42

SF

76.87ā€‰Ā±ā€‰17.48

83.99ā€‰Ā±ā€‰15.66**

0.43

RE

55.54ā€‰Ā±ā€‰39.38

81.70ā€‰Ā±ā€‰30.23**

0.75

MH

62.74ā€‰Ā±ā€‰14.46

67.80ā€‰Ā±ā€‰14.53**

0.35

PCS

68.85ā€‰Ā±ā€‰16.60

78.13ā€‰Ā±ā€‰16.18**

0.57

MCS

64.73ā€‰Ā±ā€‰15.66

75.99ā€‰Ā±ā€‰13.04**

0.78

  1. **Significant difference between left-behind wives and non-left-behind wives, Pā€‰<ā€‰0.01.
  2. PF: physical functioning; RP: role limitations caused by physical problems; BP: bodily pain; GH: general health perceptions; VT: vitality; SF: social functioning; RE: role limitations caused by emotional problems; MH: mental health; PCS: physical component summary; MCS: mental component summary.
  3. |Cohenā€™s d|: absolute value of Cohenā€™s d.