Table 5.
Baseline SRH means and medians divided by the main background and socioeconomic factors (N = 260).
| Background factor | SRH Mean (SD) | SRH Median (IQR*) | N |
| Age | |||
| ≤ 30 yrs | 64 (± 22) | 69 (47–78) | 68 |
| 31–45 yrs | 67 (± 20) | 69 (51–s83) | 96 |
| ≥ 46 yrs | 68 (± 23) | 71 (54–87) | 96 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 66 (± 21) | 69 (50–82) | 157 |
| Female | 67 (± 23) | 73 (54–86) | 103 |
| Edu cation | |||
| Compulsory/high school | 65 (± 20) | 68 (50–82) | 128 |
| Academic degree | 68 (± 22) | 72 (58–85) | 132 |
| Annual income | |||
| < 25,000 USD | 60 (± 23) | 64 (47–78) | 56 |
| 25,000 – 40,000 USD | 68 (± 21) | 72 (53–84) | 157 |
| > 40,000 USD | 70 (± 19) | 71 (60–87) | 47 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/co- inhabiting/liveapart | 68 (± 20) | 71 (56–83) | 206 |
| Single | 60 (± 25) | 63 (45–82) | 54 |
*IQR = Inter Quartile Range