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Table 9 SF-36v2 Norm Tables for Saudi Arabia – Total Sample

From: Psychometric validation of a Saudi Arabian version of the sf-36v2 health survey and norm data for Saudi Arabia

 

PF

RP

BP

GH

VT

SF

RE

MH

PCS

MCS

All

 Mean

48.73

46.42

50.09

50.58

49.79

46.18

43.18

47.27

50.32

45.36

 Std Dev

10.13

9.10

9.33

8.51

9.20

8.90

11.21

10.15

8.12

9.69

 Minimum

19.26

21.23

21.68

18.95

22.89

17.23

14.39

11.63

16.40

7.74

 25th Pctl

44.15

39.19

42.64

46.05

43.69

42.30

35.28

40.40

44.82

39.17

 50th Pctl

51.80

48.17

51.51

50.81

49.63

47.31

45.72

48.25

51.55

46.25

 75th Pctl

57.54

54.91

55.55

56.99

55.57

52.33

56.17

56.10

56.72

52.47

 Maximum

57.54

57.16

62.00

66.50

70.42

57.34

56.17

63.95

72.45

73.18

 N

6164

6148

6150

6166

6149

6163

6135

6150

6136

6137

 N Miss

2

18

16

0

17

3

31

16

30

29

 δ-USA unadj (95% CI)

−1.27 (−1.67/ -0.87)

−3.58 (−3.96/ -3.20)

0.09 (−0.29/ 0.47)

0.58 (0.22/ 0.94)

−0.21 (−0.59/ 0.16)

−3.82 (−4.20/ -3.45)

−6.82 (−7.25/ -6.40)

−2.73 (− 3.14/ -2.33)

0.31 (− 0.04/ 0.66)

−4.65 (− 5.04/ -4.26)

 δ-USA adj (95% CI)

−2.70 (−3.11/ -2.28)

−4.75 (− 5.15/ -4.36)

− 0.96 (− 1.36/ -0.56)

0.04 (− 0.35/ 0.43)

−0.25 (− 0.65/ 0.15)

− 4.23 (− 4.63/ -3.84)

− 7.15 (− 7.60/ -6.69)

− 2.44 (− 2.87/ -2.01)

− 1.18 (− 1.55/ -0.82)

−4.18 (− 4.59/ -3.76)

 δ-USA DIF adj (95% CI)

− 3.10 (− 3.51/− 2.70)

  

−1.83 (−2.20/−1.47)

  

− 5.67 (− 6.10/− 5.23)

−4.82 (−5.25/− 4.38)

−1.58 (−1.94/− 1.22)

− 4.57 (− 4.98/− 4.16)

  1. Figures in BOLD indicate our best assessment of crossnational differences
  2. δ-USA unadj: Difference between Saudi and US SF-36v2 scores without adjustment
  3. δ-USA adj: Difference between Saudi and US SF-36v2 scores with adjustment for differences in age and gender
  4. δ-USA DIF adj: Difference between Saudi and US SF-36v2 scores with adjustment for differential item function and differences in age and gender
  5. 95% CI 95% confidence interval, PF Physical function, RP Role Physical, BP Bodily Pain, GH General Health, VT Vitality, SF Social Function, RE Role Emotional, MH Mental Health