Table 5.

Scale scores and component summary scores according to gender and age group (n =1,000)

	PF		RP		BP		GH		VT		SF		RE		MH		PCS		MCS
Age group (years)	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Male
19–29	96.9	11.6	93.8	15.5	95.9	12.8	84.3	15.1	82.0	19.7	95.9	13.8	93.0	15.6	82.5	15.3	55.5	4.2	55.5	6.9
30–39	94.8	16.5	92.1	16.1	95.2	14.7	75.2	18.4	71.7	21.7	93.8	16.2	90.7	16.4	79.6	15.2	54.3	5.6	53.5	7.3
40–49	97.7	10.0	94.4	16.9	94.2	17.0	67.7	19.6	71.1	20.0	97.2	9.9	94.0	13.7	78.4	16.5	53.9	4.0	53.9	6.6
50–59	92.7	19.2	91.9	17.6	92.2	17.5	65.7	15.5	66.1	22.4	92.7	17.4	90.6	18.2	79.0	15.8	52.6	5.2	53.1	7.8
60–69	83.3	24.7	90.5	16.8	93.6	13.0	59.8	19.9	62.8	23.4	93.3	19.2	92.0	14.5	80.6	11.2	50.3	6.0	54.3	6.2
70 or older	75.0	36.6	82.5	25.4	86.7	22.9	51.7	21.3	60.0	20.7	91.7	12.2	86.7	20.3	85.8	10.4	46.1	9.5	55.4	5.3
Female
19–29	97.1	12.4	93.5	12.8	96.8	9.2	76.0	15.9	72.1	18.9	96.5	10.3	92.4	13.7	78.9	14.1	55.0	3.4	53.7	5.8
30–39	95.5	13.7	94.3	11.7	92.6	18.3	72.6	18.2	68.9	19.6	95.5	12.7	92.0	14.9	78.7	14.3	54.0	4.6	53.5	6.4
40–49	95.3	12.1	90.8	15.8	94.3	13.2	67.8	17.1	66.1	22.8	94.3	14.1	90.8	15.1	76.2	15.4	53.6	4.1	52.4	6.5
50–59	92.1	16.6	90.3	18.5	90.8	18.3	63.0	19.5	66.1	18.9	94.3	14.1	91.7	15.3	79.7	14.9	51.7	6.5	53.8	6.1
60–69	76.2	29.7	80.9	20.9	84.5	23.6	55.0	21.5	54.2	25.5	88.9	18.2	86.0	19.1	73.8	17.5	47.4	8.5	51.6	8.0
70 or older	52.3	26.1	53.4	33.1	65.9	23.1	47.3	24.7	47.7	26.1	75.0	25.0	68.2	28.2	70.5	21.1	39.0	9.3	49.1	10.5