| Women still in prison at three months, n = 92 | Difference [95% confidence interval] | Significance | |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | On entry to prison Mean (sd) | Three months after imprisonment Mean (sd) |  |  |
physical functioning | 72.6 (29.1) | 80.6 (25.5) | 8.0 [2.0 to 13.0] | 0.002 |
role physical | 69.9 (31.1) | 74.9 (28.6) | 5.0 [-1.5 to 11.5] | 0.127 |
role emotional | 56.1 (35.8) | 64.6 (32.3) | 8.6 [1.8 to 15.4] | 0.014 |
social functioning | 49.1 (32.2) | 58.7 (28.1) | 9.6 [2.8 to 16.4] | 0.006 |
mental health | 45.6 (25.1) | 51.6 (23.3) | 6.0 [1.6 to 10.4] | 0.008 |
energy/vitality | 42.0 (25.1) | 48.1 (23.6) | 6.1 [0.7 to 11.4] | 0.027 |
pain | 58.0 (29.9) | 63.4 (27.4) | 5.5 [-1.0 to 11.9] | 0.098 |
general health perception | 49.8 (25.4) | 58.2 (23.0) | 8.4 [3.5 to 13.2] | 0.001 |
Mental Component Summary score | 35.5 (14.7) | 40.1 (14.0) | 4.6 [1.7 to 7.5] | 0.002 |
Physical Component Summary score | 44.3 (12.0) | 46.3 (12.2) | 1.9 [-0.6 to 4.4] | 0.131 |