Table 2: SF-12 scores for respondents with and with diabetes who did and did not regularly exercise.
Exercise regularly
No regular exercise
SF-12 scores
T2DM()
No DM ()
T2DM()
No DM()
Physical component summary (PCS), mean (SD)
44.4 (11.7)
49.3 (10.3)
38.3 (12.6)
43.8 (12.2)
Mental component summary (MCS), mean (SD)
52.8 (9.2)
52.8 (8.5)
48.3 (11.5)
49.4 (10.6)
for comparison of T2DM versus No DM; for comparison within T2DM of exercise regularly versus no regular exercise; for comparison within No DM of exercise regularly versus no regular exercise.