Table 2.
Normative values of the SF-36 dimension scores by age/sex in the Shanghai population [Mean (SD)]
| Age | Sex | PF | RP | BP | GH | VT | SF | RE | MH | PCS | MCS |
| 18–29 | Female | 96.76(9.69) | 95.96(19.13) | 96.71(12.30) | 81.83(16.70) | 83.75(14.87) | 94.85(13.18) | 97.06(17.02) | 88.76(9.85) | 55.50(5.61) | 57.02(5.02) |
| Male | 97.32(7.84) | 98.91(6.69) | 98.23(6.74) | 84.04(15.76) | 84.06(14.88) | 95.83(10.43) | 98.07(12.63) | 88.06(11.09) | 56.42(2.83) | 56.87(4.49) | |
| 30–39 | Female | 96.15(6.78) | 96.54(16.46) | 94.45(14.13) | 72.00(18.13) | 75.92(13.26) | 93.95(11.99) | 96.92(17.40) | 85.05(12.48) | 54.53(3.76) | 55.13(5.07) |
| Male | 96.85(7.77) | 97.83(14.74) | 99.09(4.46) | 77.78(16.02) | 76.74(16.47) | 95.92(9.15) | 100.00(0.00) | 84.17(14.99) | 55.82(3.14) | 55.36(5.44) | |
| 40–49 | Female | 89.77(14.64) | 93.98(21.31) | 92.98(16.14) | 69.36(16.67) | 68.09(18.60) | 95.49(9.28) | 95.99(19.18) | 78.19(16.61) | 53.10(5.71) | 53.36(6.44) |
| Male | 90.48(18.24) | 92.72(24.66) | 96.13(11.39) | 68.15(21.35) | 70.29(19.03) | 93.15(15.47) | 94.55(21.84) | 78.44(13.81) | 53.41(6.49) | 53.05(6.07) | |
| 50–59 | Female | 87.62(13.35) | 91.44(26.23) | 94.56(13.21) | 64.79(18.49) | 68.61(18.16) | 94.09(11.68) | 93.12(24.41) | 80.89(14.50) | 51.91(5.54) | 53.88(6.67) |
| Male | 88.44(15.48) | 93.20(23.84) | 94.90(14.32) | 64.87(17.59) | 69.20(18.03) | 94.60(12.53) | 94.13(22.82) | 79.71(16.23) | 52.41(5.48) | 53.67(6.66) | |
| 60- | Female | 79.14(18.20) | 90.96(27.49) | 90.00(17.24) | 58.18(19.41) | 65.60(19.42) | 92.77(12.37) | 91.97(25.28) | 80.58(15.05) | 49.00(6.67) | 54.22(6.76) |
| Male | 83.18(13.63) | 92.80(23.93) | 91.58(17.04) | 61.76(17.46) | 68.94(16.77) | 92.99(12.23) | 95.96(17.06) | 81.88(14.43) | 50.19(5.80) | 54.97(6.22) | |
| Total | Female | 89.05(14.56) | 93.16(23.53) | 93.75(14.67) | 67.89(19.21) | 70.97(18.38) | 94.26(11.58) | 94.55(21.83) | 81.85(14.64) | 52.51(5.92) | 54.41(6.33) |
| Male | 90.55(15.01) | 94.50(21.30) | 95.70(12.49) | 69.88(19.66) | 72.78(18.23) | 94.33(12.66) | 95.85(18.84) | 81.64(14.75) | 53.36(5.62) | 54.45(6.11) | |