Table 3.
Physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) mean scores, standard deviations and Cronbach’s Alpha grouped by region and countries (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 | |
| Eastern Europe [N = 1160] | 35.9 | 8.5 | 0.87 | 44.7 | 10.0 | 0.88 | 14.0 | 61.4 | 17.6 | 70.8 | 29.5 | 34.4 | 41.7 | 37.0 | 45.1 | 52.5 |
| Hungary [N = 263] | 35.5 | 8.6 | 0.89 | 45.4 | 11.8 | 0.90 | 14.0 | 57.7 | 19.7 | 70.8 | 29.4 | 34.7 | 41.4 | 35.8 | 45.9 | 55.4 |
| Poland [N = 314] | 38.1 | 10.1 | 0.88 | 46.3 | 9.9 | 0.88 | 18.8 | 60.5 | 21.1 | 65.6 | 30.0 | 36.9 | 45.7 | 39.5 | 47.4 | 54.0 |
| Russia [N = 304] | 34.1 | 6.9 | 0.86 | 43.3 | 9.6 | 0.89 | 18.3 | 59.3 | 20.6 | 63.2 | 29.0 | 33.1 | 38.2 | 35.9 | 42.9 | 50.7 |
| Ukraine [N = 279] | 35.6 | 7.6 | 0.86 | 43.8 | 8.5 | 0.87 | 18.2 | 61.4 | 17.6 | 63.9 | 29.9 | 34.3 | 41.9 | 37.5 | 43.7 | 50.5 |
| English speaking [N = 1231] | 39.7 | 10.9 | 0.92 | 49.8 | 10.1 | 0.87 | 13.0 | 63.8 | 17.9 | 73.7 | 30.5 | 40.0 | 48.8 | 42.3 | 51.4 | 58.2 |
| Australia [N = 220] | 38.1 | 11.2 | 0.90 | 48.1 | 10.8 | 0.87 | 16.2 | 63.8 | 22.6 | 66.2 | 28.1 | 35.5 | 48.7 | 39.6 | 49.4 | 57.8 |
| Canada [N = 328] | 42.4 | 10.5 | 0.91 | 51.0 | 9.4 | 0.87 | 13.0 | 61.6 | 21.6 | 67.2 | 35.9 | 44.0 | 50.6 | 45.3 | 53.5 | 58.5 |
| Ireland/UK [N = 266] | 38.4 | 11.0 | 0.92 | 50.6 | 9.8 | 0.86 | 14.1 | 62.4 | 17.9 | 66.9 | 29.5 | 38.5 | 47.4 | 44.8 | 52.2 | 58.2 |
| USA [N = 417] | 39.2 | 10.6 | 0.92 | 49.3 | 10.3 | 0.88 | 14.9 | 61.6 | 19.6 | 73.7 | 30.3 | 38.7 | 48.0 | 41.5 | 50.9 | 57.9 |
| Scandinavia [N = 856] | 40.5 | 10.1 | 0.91 | 49.6 | 10.0 | 0.89 | 10.9 | 60.2 | 21.6 | 73.1 | 32.6 | 40.8 | 48.8 | 42.4 | 50.7 | 57.7 |
| Denmark [N = 277] | 42.2 | 9.7 | 0.92 | 50.3 | 9.8 | 0.90 | 20.2 | 58.1 | 21.6 | 73.1 | 34.3 | 43.0 | 50.8 | 43.7 | 51.9 | 57.9 |
| Norway [N = 294] | 38.4 | 10.2 | 0.90 | 49.6 | 9.9 | 0.88 | 10.9 | 59.3 | 23.8 | 70.5 | 30.5 | 39.2 | 45.7 | 42.3 | 50.7 | 57.6 |
| Sweden [N = 285] | 40.9 | 9.9 | 0.91 | 49.0 | 10.3 | 0.88 | 12.6 | 60.2 | 24.2 | 70.5 | 33.0 | 40.9 | 48.9 | 41.2 | 50.3 | 57.8 |
| Southern Europe [N = 793] | 40.9 | 9.2 | 0.88 | 47.9 | 10.5 | 0.88 | 10.3 | 61.7 | 17.4 | 68.9 | 33.9 | 41.1 | 48.6 | 40.9 | 49.4 | 56.7 |
| Italy [N = 258] | 42.0 | 9.2 | 0.87 | 46.9 | 9.8 | 0.86 | 19.2 | 59.6 | 24.2 | 68.9 | 35.0 | 42.8 | 49.8 | 39.4 | 47.9 | 54.4 |
| Portugal [N = 277] | 40.2 | 8.8 | 0.88 | 45.1 | 11.0 | 0.90 | 19.5 | 61.7 | 17.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 39.7 | 47.3 | 37.6 | 45.4 | 54.8 |
| Spain [N = 258] | 40.6 | 10.0 | 0.90 | 51.9 | 9.5 | 0.88 | 10.3 | 60.3 | 20.1 | 66.7 | 32.7 | 41.1 | 48.5 | 46.4 | 54.0 | 59.1 |
| Cuba [N = 159] | 38.4 | 8.6 | 0.85 | 49.2 | 11.2 | 0.85 | 19.1 | 55.8 | 18.4 | 71.5 | 33.0 | 38.0 | 45.3 | 43.5 | 49.8 | 57.5 |
| Western Europe [N = 1309] | 42.4 | 9.3 | 0.90 | 46.7 | 11.0 | 0.91 | 11.9 | 66.4 | 14.0 | 70.5 | 35.4 | 42.7 | 49.9 | 38.6 | 47.8 | 56.0 |
| Aust/Ger/Swiz [N = 329] | 42.8 | 9.1 | 0.89 | 46.6 | 10.8 | 0.92 | 17.9 | 62.1 | 21.0 | 65.8 | 35.6 | 43.1 | 50.2 | 38.7 | 48.0 | 56.3 |
| Belgium [N = 304] | 42.8 | 9.7 | 0.90 | 50.1 | 10.0 | 0.89 | 19.3 | 63.1 | 16.6 | 68.1 | 35.4 | 43.3 | 50.8 | 43.7 | 52.1 | 58.1 |
| France [N = 345] | 41.2 | 8.0 | 0.87 | 41.3 |10.6 | 0.89 | 22.2 | 59.6 | 14.0 | 67.2 | 35.5 | 41.0 | 47.3 | 33.0 | 41.1 | 49.6 |
| Netherlands [N = 331] | 42.8 | 10.2 | 0.92 | 49.4 | 10.2 | 0.91 | 11.9 | 66.4 | 22.0 | 70.5 | 34.6 | 44.0 | 50.9 | 43.2 | 51.5 | 57.3 |
Aust/Ger/Swiz Austria/Germany/Switzerland, N number of patients, UK United Kingdom, USA United States of America