Table 2.

Physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) mean scores, standard deviations and Cronbach’s Alpha by diagnosis, gender and age; grouped by a combination of gender-diagnosis, age-diagnosis and age-gender-diagnosis (mean PCS or MCS scores >1 standard deviation below the standardized mean of 50 are bold)

	Mean | standard deviation | α		Min | max score		25th | 50th | 75th percentile
	PCS	MCS	PCS	MCS	PCS	MCS
Analyzed cohort [N = 5508]	39.8 | 9.9 | 0.90	47.7 | 10.6 | 0.89	10.3 | 66.4	14.0 | 73.7	32.0 | 39.7 | 47.7	39.9 | 48.8 | 56.4
Diagnosis
Angina [N = 1836]	38.5 | 9.5 | 0.89	47.2 | 10.7 | 0.89	11.9 | 66.4	17.2 | 73.1	31.3 | 38.0 | 45.5	39.5 | 48.4 | 56.2
MI [N = 2086]	43.5 | 9.3 | 0.90	47.9 | 10.3 | 0.89	12.6 | 63.8	14.0 | 71.9	36.6 | 44.2 | 50.9	40.6 | 49.2 | 56.4
Heart failure [N = 1586]	36.5 | 9.6 | 0.89	47.9 | 10.7 | 0.88	10.3 | 60.3	17.4 | 73.7	29.3 | 35.3 | 43.7	39.5 | 49.0 | 56.7
Gender and diagnosis
Female [N = 1312]	37.0 | 9.9 | 0.90	45.9 | 10.9 | 0.88	13.7 | 63.1	17.2 | 73.7	29.5 | 36.0 | 44.4	37.5 | 46.7 | 54.7
Angina [N = 494]	35.8 | 9.5	45.7 | 11.2	14.7 | 63.1	17.2 | 68.3	29.2 | 34.3 | 42.5	37.4 | 46.3 | 54.8
MI [N = 480]	40.8 | 9.7	45.6 | 10.5	15.0 | 62.1	21.0 | 67.1	33.1 | 41.1 | 48.5	37.1 | 46.7 | 54.6
Heart failure [N = 338]	33.4 | 9.0	46.6 | 11.1	13.7 | 57.5	17.6 | 73.7	27.1 | 31.9 | 39.3	38.0 | 47.7 | 55.2
Male [N = 4196]	40.6 | 9.7 | 0.90	48.2 | 10.4 | 0.89	10.3 | 66.4	14.0 | 73.1	33.1 | 40.7 | 48.5	40.7 | 49.6 | 56.8
Angina [N = 1342]	39.4 | 9.3	47.8 | 10.4	11.9 | 66.4	17.5 | 73.1	32.4 | 39.1 | 46.4	40.3 | 48.9 | 56.6
MI [N = 1606]	44.2 | 9.0	48.6 | 10.2	12.6 | 63.8	14.0 | 71.9	37.8 | 45.2 | 51.6	41.8 | 50.4 | 56.8
Heart failure [N = 1248]	37.3 | 9.5	48.3 |10.6	10.3 | 60.3	17.4 | 70.8	30.1 | 36.3 | 44.6	39.8 | 49.5 | 57.0
Age and diagnosis
<51 years [N = 866]	42.3 | 9.7 | 0.91	45.9 | 10.9 | 0.90	15.6 | 62.1	16.6 | 68.9	35.1 | 42.4 | 50.5	37.8 | 47.3 | 55.1
Angina [N = 222]	39.5 | 9.8	44.1 | 10.9	18.2 | 60.9	19.3 | 64.7	31.6 | 38.9 | 47.3	36.6 | 45.5 | 53.2
MI [N = 465]	45.2 | 8.9	47.0 | 10.8	15.6 | 62.1	16.6 | 66.9	38.6 | 46.8 | 52.6	39.7 | 48.2 | 55.9
Heart failure [N = 179]	38.4 | 9.4	45.2 | 11.0	19.9 | 58.0	22.2 | 68.9	30.3 | 38.4 | 45.7	36.0 | 45.8 | 53.8
51–60 years [N = 1656]	40.1 | 9.6 | 0.90	46.4 | 10.7 | 0.90	11.9 | 66.4	14.0 | 71.5	32.6 | 40.2 | 47.6	38.5 | 47.0 | 55.6
Angina [N = 579]	38.2 | 9.3	45.2 | 10.9	11.9 | 66.4	17.2 | 67.3	30.9 | 37.5 | 45.2	36.6 | 45.1 | 54.8
MI [N = 705]	43.6 | 8.9	47.3 | 10.3	15.8 | 63.8	14.0 | 71.5	33.2 | 40.0 | 47.0	39.6 | 48.0 | 56.1
Heart failure [N = 372]	36.8 | 9.4	46.5 | 10.8	14.0 | 59.3	17.4 | 70.8	28.2 | 32.6 | 38.1	38.5 | 47.0 | 55.3
61–70 years [N = 1676]	39.7 | 9.9 | 0.90	48.7 | 10.2 | 0.88	11.5 | 62.4	19.1 | 71.9	32.0 | 39.3 | 47.9	41.2 | 50.2 | 57.0
Angina [N = 608]	39.0 | 9.5	48.8 | 10.2	13.5 | 61.5	19.1 | 69.8	32.0 | 38.5 | 46.2	41.9 | 50.4 | 57.0
MI [N = 562]	43.3 | 9.5	48.8 | 10.0	14.1 | 62.4	21.0 | 71.9	35.8 | 44.2 | 51.1	41.7 | 50.5 | 57.0
Heart failure [N = 506]	36.4 | 9.7	48.5 | 10.4	11.5 | 57.9	23.8 | 69.0	29.4 | 35.6 | 44.2	39.8 | 49.8 | 57.0
>70 years [N = 1310]	37.8 | 9.8 | 0.89	49.2 | 10.3 | 0.87	10.3 | 60.3	18.4 | 73.7	30.1 | 37.3 | 45.3	41.9 | 50.4 | 57.8
Angina [N = 427]	37.6 | 9.5	49.4 | 10.1	16.3 | 58.1	21.8 | 73.1	30.3 | 37.3 | 44.6	42.4 | 50.9 | 57.8
MI [N = 354]	41.2 | 9.8	48.8 | 10.0	12.6 | 60.2	18.4 | 66.5	33.3 | 41.9 | 49.1	41.9 | 50.0 | 57.5
Heart failure [N = 529]	35.6 | 9.5	48.5 | 10.4	10.3 | 60.3	20.6 | 73.7	28.6 | 34.3 | 42.5	41.3 | 50.3 | 58.0
Age, gender and diagnosis
<51 years and female [N = 195]	41.0 | 10.3	45.0 | 10.9	15.6 | 62.1	19.6 | 63.8	32.9 | 40.6 | 49.4	37.8 | 47.6 | 53.4
Angina [N = 62]	38.9 | 10.2	43.6 | 11.9	18.1 | 60.9	19.6 | 63.1	30.6 | 37.4 | 46.8	36.6 | 46.4 | 53.2
MI [N = 96]	43.6 | 10.0	45.0 | 10.3	15.6 | 62.1	21.3 | 62.7	37.3 | 44.5 | 52.1	40.7 | 46.8 | 53.5
Heart failure [N = 37]	37.5 | 9.3	47.6 | 10.4	20.1 | 55.0	24.6 | 63.8	29.7 | 36.4 | 46.1	35.2 | 50.4 | 53.7
<51 years and male [N = 671]	42.7 | 9.5	46.1 | 10.9	16.2 | 62.1	16.6 | 68.9	35.7 | 42.8 | 50.6	37.8 | 47.3 | 55.5
Angina [N = 160]	39.7 | 9.7	44.3 | 10.5	21.1 | 58.8	20.1 | 64.7	31.9 | 39.1 | 47.6	36.5 | 44.6 | 52.9
MI [N = 369]	45.6 | 8.5	47.5 | 10.9	16.2 | 62.1	16.6 | 66.9	39.3 | 46.9 | 52.8	40.7 | 50.0 | 56.2
Heart failure [N = 142]	38.6 | 9.4	45.2 | 11.1	19.9 | 58.0	22.2 | 68.9	30.5 | 39.3 | 45.7	35.2 | 44.8 | 53.8
51–60 years and female [N = 342]	37.2 | 9.6	43.6 | 11.2	14.7 | 63.1	17.2 | 70.1	30.1 | 35.2 | 44.3	34.8 | 42.8 | 52.3
Angina [N = 139]	35.8 | 9.5	42.7 | 11.1	14.7 | 63.1	17.2 | 65.8	30.6 | 37.4 | 46.8	37.8 | 46.3 | 55.5
MI [N = 135]	40.6 | 9.3	45.0 | 10.6	15.8 | 59.6	22.6 | 65.0	37.3 | 44.5 | 52.1	40.3 | 49.0 | 56.4
Heart failure [N = 68]	33.5 | 8.0	42.9 | 12.4	19.3 | 56.3	17.6 | 70.1	29.7 | 36.4 | 46.1	39.4 | 47.9 | 55.4
51–60 years and male [N = 1314]	40.9 | 9.5	47.1 | 10.4	11.9 | 66.4	14.0 | 71.5	33.7 | 41.1 | 48.1	39.4 | 47.7 | 55.9
Angina [N = 440]	38.9 | 9.2	46.0 | 10.7	11.9 | 66.4	17.5 | 67.3	32.0 | 38.7 | 45.5	37.8 | 46.3 | 55.5
MI [N = 570]	44.3 | 8.7	47.8 | 10.2	19.4 | 63.8	14.0 | 71.5	38.3 | 44.9 | 50.9	40.3 | 49.0 | 56.4
Heart failure [N = 304]	37.5 | 9.5	47.3 | 10.3	14.0 | 59.3	17.4 | 70.8	30.2 | 36.3 | 54.8	39.4 | 47.9 | 55.4
61–70 years and female [N = 421]	36.6 | 9.8	46.0 | 11.0	13.7 | 57.8	20.3 | 67.1	29.3 | 35.2 | 44.2	37.4 | 46.4 | 55.2
Angina [N = 174]	36.3 | 9.3	46.7 | 11.2	16.7 | 57.8	20.3 | 66.0	29.4 | 34.5 | 43.2	38.3 | 47.0 | 56.9
MI [N = 133]	40.0 | 9.6	44.9 | 10.8	15.0 | 57.4	21.0 | 67.1	31.2 | 40.9 | 47.6	36.7 | 45.7 | 53.7
Heart failure [N = 114]	33.2 | 9.5	46.3 | 10.7	13.7 | 57.5	24.0 | 66.0	26.4 | 31.2 | 40.2	37.8 | 47.2 | 54.4
61–70 years and male [N = 1255]	40.7 | 9.8	49.6 | 9.7	11.5 | 62.4	19.1 | 71.9	33.4 | 40.5 | 48.9	43.3 | 51.2 | 57.4
Angina [N = 434]	40.1 | 9.3	49.6 | 9.6	13.5 | 61.5	19.1 | 69.8	33.9 | 39.5 | 47.4	44.0 | 51.2 | 57.0
MI [N = 429]	44.3 | 9.3	50.0 | 9.5	14.1 | 62.4	21.6 | 71.9	37.5 | 46.0 | 51.8	44.0 | 52.0 | 57.7
Heart failure [N = 392]	37.4 | 9.5	49.1 | 10.2	11.5 | 57.9	23.8 | 69.0	30.4 | 36.6 | 44.8	40.2 | 50.4 | 57.5
>70 years and female [N = 354]	35.2 | 9.6	48.4 | 10.2	15.7 | 60.2	20.4 | 73.7	27.7 | 33.7 | 42.3	41.6 | 49.2 | 56.7
Angina [N = 119]	33.6 | 8.9	48.9 | 10.1	16.3 | 56.9	23.4 | 68.3	26.4 | 33.0 | 39.8	42.2 | 49.6 | 56.9
MI [N = 116]	39.8 | 9.7	47.6 | 10.1	20.5 | 60.2	23.0 | 66.5	31.6 | 40.9 | 47.9	40.1 | 47.9 | 56.7
Heart failure [N = 119]	32.2 | 8.5	48.6 | 10.4	15.7 | 55.4	20.4 | 73.7	26.6 | 31.1 | 37.6	41.6 | 49.7 | 57.1
>70 years and male [N = 956]	38.7 | 9.8	49.5 | 10.3	10.3 | 60.3	18.4 | 73.1	31.4 | 38.4 | 46.2	42.0 | 50.8 | 57.9
Angina [N = 308]	39.1 | 9.2	49.7 | 10.2	18.8 | 58.1	21.8 | 73.1	32.0 | 38.9 | 45.8	42.6 | 51.3 | 57.8
MI [N = 238]	41.9 | 9.8	49.4 | 10.0	12.6 | 59.9	18.4 | 66.2	34.2 | 42.5 | 50.0	42.7 | 50.9 | 58.0
Heart failure [N = 410]	36.6 | 9.6	49.5 | 10.6	10.3 | 60.3	23.6 | 68.5	29.7 | 35.2 | 43.6	41.1 | 50.1 | 58.4

MI myocardial infarction, N number of patients