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Table 3 Correlation between the HSTCM and WHOQOL-BREF domains

From: Further validation of the Health Scale of Traditional Chinese Medicine (HSTCM)

HSTCM domains

WHOQOL-BREF domains

Physical

Psychological

Social

Environmental

PFNE

-0.55

-0.41

-0.37

-0.31

SP

-0.71

-0.70

-0.53

-0.47

SE

-0.49

-0.47

-0.32

-0.32

Overall HSTCM

-0.68

-0.62

-0.47

-0.43

  1. All correlations are significant at the 0.001 level (2-tailed).
  2. In the HSTCM, a higher score means poorer health; in the WHOQOL-BREF, a higher value means better health.