Table 3.
Comparison of population norms of the Hungarian SF-36
| Variables | n (%) | n (%) | Mean PF raw score | Mean RP raw score | Mean BP raw score | Mean GH raw score | Mean VT raw score | Mean SF raw score | Mean RE raw score | Mean MH raw score | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1997–1998 | 2020 | 1997–1998 | 2020 | 1997–1998 | 2020 | 1997–1998 | 2020 | 1997–1998 | 2020 | 1997–1998 | 2020 | 1997–1998 | 2020 | 1997–1998 | 2020 | 1997–1998 | |
| Total | 1,700 (100) | 3907 (100) | 81.72 | 91 | 74.74 | 79 | 76.16 | 78 | 59.52 | 64 | 62.13 | 70 | 79.83 | 80 | 75.98 | 78 | 69.95 | 71 |
| Female | 957 (56.3) | 2381 (60.9) | 79.35 | 89 | 71.29 | 76 | 72.73 | 76 | 59.23 | 62 | 58.55 | 67 | 77.06 | 78 | 71.93 | 74 | 66.94 | 69 |
| Male | 743 (43.7) | 1526 (39.1) | 84.77 | 93 | 79.17 | 83 | 80.57 | 81 | 59.89 | 67 | 66.74 | 75 | 83.40 | 84 | 81.20 | 85 | 73.83 | 76 |
| Age groups (years) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18–24 | 148 (8.7) | 646 (16.5) | 93.01 | 96 | 82.77 | 90 | 81.59 | 84 | 69.70 | 73 | 58.21 | 76 | 79.56 | 85 | 74.32 | 84 | 65.78 | 77 |
| 25–34 | 293 (17.2) | 983 (25.2) | 89.23 | 95 | 80.97 | 84 | 78.04 | 81 | 65.14 | 67 | 55.53 | 73 | 77.22 | 82 | 76.79 | 82 | 62.87 | 72 |
| 35–44 | 309 (18.2) | 1178 (30.2) | 87.83 | 91 | 80.10 | 78 | 77.78 | 77 | 62.31 | 62 | 60.37 | 68 | 79.17 | 79 | 78.53 | 77 | 66.96 | 70 |
| 45–54 | 304 (17.9) | 630 (16.1) | 82.25 | 85 | 75.74 | 71 | 75.38 | 73 | 57.89 | 59 | 63.62 | 65 | 80.39 | 78 | 78.51 | 73 | 71.18 | 68 |
| 55–64 | 296 (17.4) | 242 (6.2) | 74.71 | 79 | 72.04 | 64 | 74.02 | 69 | 54.61 | 55 | 63.75 | 65 | 80.41 | 78 | 76.35 | 71 | 72.95 | 69 |
| 65 + | 350 (20.6) | 115 (2.9) | 70.71 | 66 | 62.79 | 55 | 73.33 | 62 | 53.60 | 47 | 68.19 | 56 | 81.75 | 72 | 71.24 | 63 | 76.67 | 66 |
PF physical functioning, RP role-physical, BP bodily pain, GH general health, VT vitality, SF social functioning, RE role-emotional, MH mental health, SD standard deviation
1997–1998 population norms: [32]