Table 3.

SF-12 results in comparison to normal population according to age.

Age	Score	Study population			Normal population
		n	Median	IQR	n	Median	IQR
≤ 40	PCS	18	36.8	34.2–50.2	539	54.0	50.8–55.7
	MCS	18	53.6	45.6–60.3	539	53.8	49.5–57.5
41–50	PCS	27	46.9	39.4–55.2	411	53.6	48.0–54.8
	MCS	27	53.7	43.6–58.4	411	54.6	49.5–57.8
51–60	PCS	79	47.1	42.4–54.8	521	50.6	40.3–54.1
	MCS	79	53.4	49.6–57.9	521	53.6	46.0–57.7
61–70	PCS	117	45.9	39.1–53.4	421	46.5	36.3–52.6
	MCS	117	52.9	46.7–57.8	421	55.6	49.7–58.0
> 70	PCS	96	46.4	37.9–52.2	317	40.2	29.4–48.5
	MCS	96	53.3	45.2–57.7	317	53.9	45.8–58.8

PCS physical component summary, MCS mental component summary.