Characteristics of the population according to mental and physical component scores quartiles
| Mental component score quartiles | Physical component score quartiles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n=16937) | First (1.8–40.8) (n=4234) | Second (40.8–48.2) (n=4234) | Third (48.2–54.3) (n=4235) | Fourth (54.3–77.9) (n=4234) | p Value | First (12.2–44.6) (n=4234) | Second (44.6–48.6) (n=4234) | Third (48.6–51.3) (n=4235) | Fourth (51.3–68.6) (n=4234) | p Value | |
| Age (years; means ±SD) | 53.0 (10.8) | 53.8 (11.1) | 53.2 (10.9) | 52.6 (10.4) | 52.4 (10.5) | <0.0001* | 57.8 (11.8) | 53.2 (10.2) | 51.3 (9.8) | 49.6 (9.3) | <0.0001* |
| Sex (males, %) | 48.4 | 31.3 | 45.4 | 54.2 | 62.5 | <0.0001 | 41.0 | 49.1 | 53.6 | 49.7 | <0.0001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.7 (4.6) | 27.6 (4.9) | 27.7 (4.6) | 27.7 (4.6) | 27.9 (4.5) | 0.05* | 29.2 (5.2) | 27.9 (4.5) | 27.2 (4.2) | 26.4 (4.1) | <0.0001* |
| Leisure time physical activity (MET-h/day; means ±SD) | 2.11 (1.82) | 1.74 (1.44) | 1.92 (1.67) | 2.23 (1.90) | 2.39 (2.01) | <0.0001* | 1.65 (1.45) | 2.00 (1.82) | 2.24 (1.93) | 2.22 (1.79) | 0.0001* |
| Working physical activity (MET-h/day; means ±SD) | 14.3 (11.9) | 13.4 (11.4) | 14.6 (12.7) | 14.3 (12.0) | 14.9 (11.6) | 0.52* | 17.4 (14.9) | 15.0 (12.3) | 13.5 (11.0) | 12.9 (10.2) | <0.0001* |
| Educational level (%) (≥8 years) | 55.3 | 54.5 | 53.5 | 57.2 | 55.8 | 0.05 | 32.7 | 54.2 | 63.8 | 70.4 | <0.0001 |
| Income (%)** | 0.04 | <0.0001 | |||||||||
| Low | 3.9 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | ||
| Low-medium | 24.9 | 23.4 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 26.4 | 28.3 | 25.9 | 22.5 | 22.9 | ||
| Medium-high | 18.4 | 15.8 | 17.8 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 12.5 | 19.1 | 21.1 | 20.9 | ||
| High | 11.1 | 9.23 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 10.7 | 13.3 | 14.9 | ||
| Socioeconomic status** | 0.21 | <0.0001 | |||||||||
| Low | 29.8% | 30.3% | 30.5% | 28.9% | 29.5% | 37.0% | 32.1% | 26.3% | 24.7% | ||
| Medium | 29.9% | 31.4% | 29.5% | 29.4% | 29.2% | 32.2% | 30.4% | 29.5% | 27.3% | ||
| High | 36.5% | 34.1% | 36.1% | 38.4% | 37.4% | 26.5% | 34.6% | 40.4% | 44.5% | ||
| Daily energy intake (Kcal/day; means ±SD) | 2149 (628) | 2105 (625) | 2149 (621) | 2160 (622) | 2183 (641) | <0.0001* | 2066 (645) | 2168 (629) | 2189 (630) | 2174 (603) | 0.0005* |
| Current smokers (%) | 24.8 | 26.3 | 25.5 | 23.7 | 23.7 | <0.0001 | 21.1 | 25.6 | 25.1 | 27.3 | 0.001 |
| Obesity (%) | 27.0 | 26.2 | 27.3 | 26.5 | 27.8 | 0.09 | 38.2 | 28.8 | 22.8 | 18.0 | <0.0001 |
| Diabetes (%) | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 0.07 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 4.2 | <0.0001 |
| Hypertension (%) | 50.6 | 49.6 | 51.2 | 50.6 | 50.9 | 0.04 | 61.3 | 52.1 | 48.0 | 40.9 | <0.0001 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia (%) | 27.8 | 28.5 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 27.7 | 0.08 | 30.5 | 29.9 | 27.3 | 23.5 | <0.0001 |
*p for trend. p Values are adjusted for sex and age.
**Numbers do not add up to 100% due to missing values.