Age- and gender-adjusted mean differences of SF-36 scale scores in transplanted patients (n = 109) and a cohort of conventionally treated thalassemia patients (n = 124). The dimensions included physical functioning (PF), role limitations due to physical functioning (RP), bodily pain (BP), general health (GH), vitality (VT), social functioning (SF), role emotional functioning (RE), and mental health (MH). Scores for all dimensions are expressed on a 0 to 100 scale, where higher scores indicate better health and well-being. Whiskers indicate the standard deviation (±SD) of the SF-36 scale scores. ^§Clinically meaningful differences between the 2 groups for the RP, BP, and RE scales (score difference of at least 8 points).