Table 4 Adjusteda mean differencesb in SF-36 summary and subscale scores between two interviews among 299 participants
| Â | Overall herbal remedy use | Echinacea use | Herbal teas | Ginko biloba use | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No. (n = 120) | Yes (n = 179) | P value | No. (n = 210) | Yes (n = 89) | P value | No (n = 239) | Yes (n = 60) | P value | No (n = 236) | Yes (n = 63) | P value |
Summary scale | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
PCS (physical health) | -3.2 | -5.7 | 0.02 | -4.6 | -5.4 | 0.46 | -4.6 | -5.5 | 0.47 | -5.0 | -4.4 | 0.64 |
MCS (mental health) | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.16 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.54 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.49 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.45 |
Subscale | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Energy/fatigue | -1.8 | -7.3 | 0.02 | -5.2 | -5.6 | 0.87 | -5.1 | -5.8 | 0.82 | -5.1 | -5.9 | 0.79 |
Physical functioning | -9.3 | -11.8 | 0.21 | -10.6 | -11.4 | 0.71 | -11.2 | -9.9 | 0.62 | -11.3 | -9.7 | 0.50 |
Role limitations, physical | -3.9 | -13.7 | 0.02 | -10.1 | -9.8 | 0.96 | -8.5 | -14.1 | 0.30 | -11.0 | -7.3 | 0.47 |
Emotional well-being | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.58 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 0.2 | -1.2 | 0.54 | -0.7 | 1.5 | 0.32 |
Role limitations, emotional | 4.7 | -1.6 | 0.10 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 0.70 | -0.7 | 4.7 | 0.23 |
Social functioning | 9.8 | 3.5 | 0.04 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 0.56 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 0.06 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 0.54 |
Bodily pain | -3.4 | -11.4 | 0.003 | -7.5 | -11.2 | 0.19 | -7.3 | -11.4 | 0.21 | -9.0 | -6.8 | 0.49 |
General health | -2.1 | -6.4 | 0.04 | -4.5 | -5.8 | 0.54 | -3.6 | -7.7 | 0.12 | -5.4 | -2.9 | 0.29 |