Table 1.
Mean Age- and Sex-standardized SF-36 Scores for Canadian Adolescent and Young Adult Men
| Age in Years | Physical Functioning | Role Physical | Bodily Pain | General Health | Vitality | Social Functioning | Role Emotional | Mental Health | PCS* | MCS* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16–19, n=243 | ||||||||||
| Mean score | 93.8 | 87.9 | 77.3 | 79.6 | 63.8 | 86.9 | 84.5 | 74.1 | 53.5 | 49.6 |
| SD* | 13.4 | 28.8 | 19.4 | 14.3 | 16.3 | 19.0 | 31.0 | 15.7 | 6.9 | 9.8 |
| 95% CI* | 92.2–95.4 | 84.4–91.4 | 74.9–79.6 | 77.9–81.4 | 61.8–65.8 | 84.5–89.2 | 80.7–88.3 | 72.1–76.0 | 52.7–54.4 | 48.4–50.8 |
| % at floor | 0.7 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| % at ceiling | 63.6 | 79.4 | 26.1 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 55.4 | 74.2 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 |
| 20–24, n=231 | ||||||||||
| Mean score | 93.5 | 92.0 | 80.9 | 77.7 | 64.2 | 86.1 | 80.7 | 74.5 | 54.3 | 48.9 |
| SD | 13.3 | 25.0 | 19.4 | 15.0 | 16.7 | 18.5 | 34.5 | 17.5 | 6.8 | 9.7 |
| 95% CI | 91.8–95.1 | 88.9–95.2 | 78.5–83.3 | 75.8–79.6 | 62.1–66.3 | 83.8–88.4 | 76.4–85.0 | 72.4–76.7 | 53.4–55.2 | 47.7–50.1 |
| % at floor | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 10.8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| % at ceiling | 60.9 | 87.9 | 36.8 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 48.9 | 68.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 16–24, n=474 | ||||||||||
| Mean score | 93.6 | 89.9 | 79.1 | 78.7 | 64.0 | 86.5 | 82.7 | 74.3 | 53.9 | 49.3 |
| SD | 13.3 | 27.1 | 19.4 | 14.7 | 16.5 | 18.7 | 32.8 | 16.6 | 6.9 | 9.7 |
| 95% CI | 92.5–94.8 | 87.6–92.3 | 77.4–80.8 | 77.4–80.0 | 62.5–65.4 | 84.9–88.1 | 79.8–85.5 | 72.9–75.7 | 53.3–54.5 | 48.4–50.1 |
| % at floor | 0.1 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.02 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| % at ceiling | 62.3 | 83.6 | 31.4 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 52.2 | 71.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
*
PCS, Physical Component Summary; MCS, Mental Component Summary; SD, standard deviation; CI, confidence interval