Use of Herbal Dietary Supplement Si-Wu-Tang and Health-Related Quality of Life in Postpartum Women: A Population-Based Correlational Study

Table 2

Mean SF-36 scores and standard errors of study subjects according to frequency of Si-Wu-Tang use during the 6-month postpartum period.

SF-36 scales	Frequency of Si-Wu-Tang use during the 6-month postpartum period			𝐹	𝑃
	0	1–10	>10
Physical functioning	97.54±6.42 *	97.85±5.76 *	97.74±5.92	4.87	0.01
Role—physical	91.98±22.42	91.66±22.82	91.97±22.64	0.39	0.68
Bodily pain	86.76±16.53	87.17±16.36	87.21±16.31	1.54	0.22
General health	77.21±17.44	77.15±17.85	77.91±17.16	1.83	0.16
Vitality	62.48±17.53 *	62.62±17.15^#	63.53±17.48^*,#	3.70	0.03
Social functioning	88.93±14.66	88.85±14.69	89.06±14.82	0.17	0.85
Role—emotional	83.76±31.59^*,#	81.55±33.54 *	82.26±32.51^#	9.10	<0.001
Mental health	70.83±15.83 *	70.34±15.96^#	71.78±15.76^*,#	7.25	0.001

∗,#Scores differ significantly from each other in the row according to a least significant difference (LSD) multiple comparison test.