Table 5.
Normative values: WHOQOL-AGE mean estimates, standard errors (s.e.) and estimated mean scores at the main percentiles, by age group, for Finland, Poland, and Spain
| Age group | n | Mean (s.e.) | 5th | 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Finland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-29 |
114 |
79.50 (1.35) |
56.87 |
62.68 |
72.12 |
81.23 |
88.97 |
93.41 |
97.62 |
| 30-39 |
128 |
79.89 (1.28) |
61.13 |
63.55 |
72.57 |
80.27 |
88.74 |
95.70 |
98.08 |
| 40-49 |
235 |
79.03 (0.82) |
56.27 |
63.78 |
72.62 |
79.76 |
87.77 |
94.51 |
96.15 |
| 50-59 |
439 |
77.02 (0.52) |
56.59 |
62.04 |
70.01 |
78.34 |
85.99 |
92.12 |
94.51 |
| 60-69 |
482 |
76.83 (0.60) |
54.85 |
61.81 |
70.47 |
77.34 |
85.53 |
92.58 |
95.19 |
| 70-79 |
266 |
76.80 (0.72) |
58.24 |
62.73 |
70.01 |
77.66 |
83.84 |
90.52 |
93.54 |
| 80-89 |
163 |
73.18 (0.85) |
56.00 |
61.26 |
68.18 |
74.04 |
80.36 |
87.64 |
90.29 |
| 90+ |
18 |
69.10 (2.63) |
39.70 |
60.03 |
64.84 |
70.56 |
75.00 |
83.70 |
83.70 |
|
Poland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-29 |
407 |
77.45 (0.93) |
54.67 |
63.10 |
71.15 |
78.25 |
86.54 |
92.95 |
98.81 |
| 30-39 |
349 |
73.97 (1.11) |
53.21 |
57.19 |
67.86 |
75.00 |
80.59 |
88.19 |
94.05 |
| 40-49 |
274 |
67.17 (1.12) |
43.86 |
51.92 |
60.35 |
68.59 |
75.00 |
83.38 |
85.76 |
| 50-59 |
1050 |
65.32 (0.56) |
41.67 |
47.39 |
57.14 |
67.35 |
74.54 |
80.27 |
83.70 |
| 60-69 |
861 |
63.44 (0.75) |
39.33 |
45.42 |
55.08 |
65.20 |
72.57 |
78.34 |
83.88 |
| 70-79 |
527 |
59.53 (0.89) |
35.99 |
42.45 |
50.00 |
61.54 |
69.28 |
75.00 |
79.12 |
| 80-89 |
435 |
54.03 (1.19) |
26.10 |
35.44 |
46.34 |
55.95 |
65.48 |
72.89 |
77.38 |
| 90+ |
37 |
55.92 (2.99) |
25.27 |
39.29 |
43.13 |
55.59 |
67.86 |
75.00 |
75.00 |
|
Spain |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-29 |
247 |
79.46 (1.01) |
55.68 |
63.46 |
72.62 |
79.53 |
87.77 |
97.25 |
100.00 |
| 30-39 |
296 |
77.39 (0.95) |
56.18 |
60.58 |
69.87 |
77.43 |
87.27 |
92.86 |
97.25 |
| 40-49 |
372 |
73.97 (0.91) |
48.35 |
57.69 |
67.72 |
75.00 |
83.70 |
91.76 |
95.33 |
| 50-59 |
1137 |
72.91 (0.68) |
45.33 |
54.81 |
65.93 |
75.00 |
82.14 |
89.93 |
94.14 |
| 60-69 |
960 |
72.76 (0.72) |
46.47 |
54.44 |
64.97 |
73.81 |
82.01 |
90.11 |
95.33 |
| 70-79 |
880 |
70.40 (0.84) |
39.79 |
50.00 |
63.64 |
72.99 |
79.12 |
86.54 |
92.58 |
| 80-89 |
284 |
66.60 (1.15) |
40.38 |
48.90 |
59.25 |
68.32 |
76.65 |
85.44 |
93.41 |
| 90+ | 26 | 66.03 (2.94) | 37.64 | 43.73 | 56.23 | 71.43 | 75.73 | 78.34 | 78.34 |
Weighted data.
The age range of the samples was 18–97 years in Finland, 18–98 years in Poland, and 18–104 in Spain.