Table 2.
Mean Age- and Sex-standardized SF-36 Scores for Canadian Adolescent and Young Adult Women
| Age in Years | Physical Functioning | Role Physical | Bodily Pain | General Health | Vitality | Social Functioning | Role Emotional | Mental Health | PCS* | MCS* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16–19, n=264 | ||||||||||
| Mean score | 94.5 | 93.5 | 75.6 | 75.3 | 65.6 | 89.1 | 82.9 | 74.8 | 53.5 | 49.9 |
| SD* | 10.7 | 19.0 | 18.6 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 28.0 | 13.5 | 5.6 | 7.7 |
| 95% CI* | 93.2–95.8 | 91.1–95.8 | 73.2–77.9 | 73.4–77.2 | 63.8–67.5 | 87.4–90.9 | 79.4–86.4 | 73.1–76.5 | 52.7–54.2 | 48.9–50.9 |
| % at floor | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.03 | 0.3 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 4.9 | 0.03 | 0.27 | 0.03 |
| % at ceiling | 55.9 | 85.2 | 23.5 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 51.3 | 68.7 | 1.9 | 0.16 | 0.1 |
| 20–24, n=263 | ||||||||||
| Mean score | 93.1 | 92.7 | 73.2 | 74.1 | 59.3 | 86.6 | 76.1 | 72.8 | 53.2 | 47.7 |
| SD | 10.8 | 21.0 | 20.1 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 33.9 | 14.8 | 5.8 | 9.9 |
| 95% CI | 91.7–94.5 | 90.1–95.3 | 70.7–75.8 | 72.2–76.1 | 57.2–61.3 | 84.4–88.8 | 71.9–80.4 | 71.0–74.7 | 52.5–54.0 | 46.5–49.0 |
| % at floor | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 0.4 | 11.7 | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| % at ceiling | 50.2 | 86.7 | 22.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 51.2 | 62.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 16–24, n=527 | ||||||||||
| Mean score | 93.8 | 93.1 | 74.4 | 74.7 | 62.5 | 87.9 | 79.5 | 73.8 | 53.3 | 48.8 |
| SD | 10.8 | 20.0 | 19.4 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 31.2 | 14.2 | 5.7 | 8.9 |
| 95% CI | 92.9–94.8 | 91.3–94.9 | 72.7–76.1 | 73.3–76.1 | 61.0–64.9 | 86.5–89.3 | 76.8–82.3 | 72.6–75.1 | 52.8–53.8 | 48.0–49.6 |
| % at floor | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| % at ceiling | 53.1 | 85.9 | 23.0 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 51.3 | 65.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
*
PCS, Physical Component Summary; MCS, Mental Component Summary; SD, standard deviation; CI, confidence interval