Table 2

Mean self-reported health scores for the SF-36, CES-D and K10 Scales, divided by sex and age

		SF-36 (higher scores indicate better health)										Lower scores indicate better health
	n	PCS	MCS	General health	Vitality	Mental health	Bodily pain	Social functioning	Role emotional	Role physical	Physical functioning	CES-D	K10
Sex
Male	30	46.07	41.46	55.43	47.00	63.77	63.10	59.17	63.22	58.89	74.97	19.62	20.79
Female	186	43.44*	35.40*	50.96	34.61*	57.15*	53.10*	56.96	38.71*	43.72*	69.65*	21.77*	22.81*
Age (years)
≤40	46	44.98	33.09*	47.33*	30.00*	55.30	57.04	54.08	36.59*	38.04*	77.31*	23.27*	24.46*
41–50	51	47.37*	33.82*	52.19*	33.20*	55.14	58.90	56.37	43.79*	56.70*	77.00	21.38*	22.42*
51–60	57	42.37	34.30*	47.99*	34.91	53.44*	49.81	51.97*	38.10*	43.75*	66.16	23.24	24.28
61>	62	40.75*	43.40*	57.53*	45.08*	66.95*	53.12	65.37*	48.59*	44.58*	63.51*	18.46*	19.46*
Total	216	43.80	36.24	51.58	36.34	58.07	54.46	57.27	42.06	45.85	70.40	21.47	22.54

*p<0.05.
CES-D, Centre for Epidemiology-Depression; K-10, Kessler-10; MCS, Mental Component Score; PCS, Physical Component Score.