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Table 1 Mean and standard deviation scores for PROMIS-10 physical health, mental health, GAD-7 and PHQ-9 by participant demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Using patient-reported outcome measures to assess psychological well-being in a non-representative US general population during the COVID-19 pandemic

Category

Sub-category

n

%

PROMIS-10 physical health T-scores

PROMIS-10 mental health T-scores

GAD-7

PHQ-9

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

US region

Northeast

384.00

19.00

50.19

7.54

44.76

8.93

6.85

5.37

7.61

6.09

Midwest

352.00

17.40

50.50

8.27

45.83

8.98

6.34

5.18

7.04

5.77

South

724.00

35.80

50.10

7.82

45.63

9.01

6.42

5.41

7.24

5.94

West

563.00

27.80

50.24

7.64

45.60

8.24

6.22

5.17

7.00

5.69

Gender

Male

945.00

46.70

51.24

7.54

46.84

8.84

5.33

4.78

6.24

5.50

Female

1057.00

52.30

49.40

7.93

44.52

8.45

7.33

5.52

7.97

6.02

Others

21.00

1.00

46.20

6.21

33.85

8.12

10.81

5.78

12.57

6.06

Ethnicity

White/Caucasian

1309.00

64.70

50.35

7.91

45.74

8.97

6.54

5.35

7.14

5.89

Black/African American

157.00

7.80

50.22

8.09

44.20

9.14

5.90

5.38

6.55

5.81

Hispanic/Latino

163.00

8.10

50.56

7.71

46.45

8.22

6.34

5.74

7.79

6.30

Asian/Pacific Islander

313.00

15.50

50.02

6.85

45.35

7.66

5.91

4.60

7.15

5.23

Indigenous / Aboriginal

9.00

0.40

43.89

9.43

42.12

5.39

10.89

6.17

12.44

8.03

Others

72.00

3.50

48.87

8.64

42.61

9.96

7.44

5.54

8.22

6.48

Age

Young adults (≤ 38.9 years)

1589.00

78.50

50.27

7.57

45.12

8.72

6.70

5.34

7.49

5.92

Middle-aged adults (39–59.9 years)

366.00

18.10

50.02

8.41

46.47

8.66

5.61

5.02

6.36

5.57

Old adults (≥ 60 years)

68.00

3.40

50.23

9.39

48.86

9.83

4.65

5.12

5.29

5.48

BMI

Underweight/normal (< 24.9)

1128.00

55.80

51.36

7.65

45.92

8.81

6.43

5.25

7.06

5.70

Overweight (25–29.9)

492.00

24.30

50.55

7.52

46.38

8.58

5.77

4.94

6.53

5.68

Obese (≧ 30)

389.00

19.20

46.71

7.55

43.13

8.59

7.33

5.78

8.52

6.42

Marital Status

Single, never married

1188.00

58.70

50.00

7.54

44.18

8.55

6.67

5.19

7.83

5.88

Living common law

114.00

5.60

48.27

7.57

45.42

7.32

7.15

5.37

7.55

5.59

Married

554.00

27.40

51.77

7.77

48.91

8.35

5.41

5.22

5.47

5.32

Widowed/divorced/separated

123.00

6.10

48.47

9.21

43.97

9.94

7.18

5.98

8.09

6.83

Others

44.00

2.20

46.95

7.58

42.35

8.67

8.84

5.13

9.05

5.56

Living arrangement

Alone

355.00

17.50

49.87

7.87

44.45

8.74

6.43

5.37

7.67

6.15

With 1 other person

479.00

23.70

50.24

8.00

45.63

8.52

6.72

5.38

7.13

5.80

With 2 other people

418.00

20.70

49.90

7.74

45.14

8.71

6.59

5.37

7.36

5.73

With 3 other people

405.00

20.00

51.30

7.69

46.62

9.24

5.82

5.16

6.45

5.63

With 4 other people

238.00

11.80

49.61

7.07

45.22

8.16

6.78

5.10

7.80

6.04

With 5 or more people

128.00

6.30

49.98

8.37

45.98

9.46

6.12

5.28

7.05

6.00

Live with children under 16 years

Yes

345.00

86.50

51.27

8.46

48.20

8.82

5.56

5.36

5.71

5.59

No

54.00

13.50

50.36

8.82

48.70

8.39

4.93

4.99

5.54

6.05

Highest level of education

Some high school

29.00

1.40

49.19

8.60

43.82

10.09

6.24

5.72

8.41

7.20

Completed high school

230.00

11.40

49.32

7.73

42.92

9.54

7.23

5.50

8.62

6.27

Some college, trade, or university diploma

518.00

25.60

49.53

7.85

44.43

8.50

6.84

5.40

7.91

6.28

Completed college, trade, or university diploma

823.00

40.70

50.43

8.00

46.20

8.79

6.16

5.31

6.66

5.60

Some Masters/doctoral degree

99.00

4.90

50.70

6.71

46.54

6.92

6.19

5.35

7.51

5.75

Completed Masters/doctoral degree

324.00

16.00

51.42

7.30

47.04

8.48

5.98

4.83

6.28

5.11

Employment change due to COVID-19

Yes

641.00

31.70

49.62

7.58

44.43

8.11

7.49

5.47

8.32

5.97

No

1382.00

68.30

50.51

7.88

45.98

9.04

5.94

5.15

6.69

5.75

Type of change in employment due to COVID-19

Reduced paid hours (e.g., Full time to part-time)

69.00

3.40

50.12

8.39

44.82

7.80

7.52

5.47

8.04

6.18

Increase in paid hours (e.g., Part-time to Full-time)

10.00

0.50

48.27

4.49

45.88

7.38

5.70

3.83

5.90

5.30

Change in type of employment (e.g., employed to self-employed)

18.00

0.90

46.79

8.01

42.99

10.35

7.44

7.04

8.56

6.53

Lost job/unable to work/retired

293.00

14.50

49.06

7.48

43.64

8.31

8.16

5.50

9.14

6.08

Front-line worker

Yes

41.00

2.00

50.14

7.58

45.91

8.43

6.22

5.27

6.68

5.91

No

1982.00

98.00

50.46

7.43

45.38

7.95

6.78

5.30

7.40

5.69

Total household income in previous year

Less than $15,000

213.00

10.50

47.38

7.82

42.22

8.65

7.61

5.73

8.77

6.39

$15,000 to $24,999

199.00

9.80

48.08

8.40

43.04

9.06

7.35

5.60

8.67

6.40

$25,000 to $49,999

415.00

20.50

49.41

7.46

44.36

8.55

6.65

5.54

7.57

6.00

$50,000 to $75,000

432.00

21.40

50.84

7.91

46.42

8.25

6.13

5.16

6.55

5.58

> $75,000

664.00

32.80

51.68

7.34

47.13

8.70

5.92

4.95

6.57

5.50

Current health insurance status

Uninsured

274.00

13.50

49.33

7.82

43.47

8.66

7.06

5.56

8.16

5.91

Insured

1520.00

75.20

50.59

7.73

46.19

8.69

6.15

5.15

6.79

5.71

Other

229.00

11.30

48.38

8.06

43.07

8.95

8.02

5.91

9.53

6.85

Smoking status

Currently smoking

176.00

8.70

48.01

9.02

44.81

9.87

6.99

5.67

8.49

6.74

Recently quit

204.00

10.10

47.75

8.11

42.80

9.08

7.32

5.67

8.47

6.44

Never smoked

1643.00

81.20

50.77

7.51

45.90

8.56

6.26

5.20

6.92

5.66

Mental health condition

Yes

595.00

29.40

46.94

7.74

40.41

8.02

9.46

5.46

10.55

6.25

No

1428.00

70.60

51.60

7.40

47.61

8.20

5.17

4.69

5.82

5.10

Cardiorespiratory condition

Yes

176.00

8.70

46.21

8.51

43.45

9.53

7.87

5.71

8.45

6.15

No

1847.00

91.30

50.61

7.61

45.69

8.69

6.29

5.24

7.09

5.83

Cancer

Yes

31.00

1.50

47.07

10.77

48.17

8.65

4.71

4.84

6.23

6.59

No

1992.00

98.50

50.28

7.73

45.45

8.78

6.46

5.30

7.22

5.86

Diabetes

Yes

55.00

2.70

45.10

8.62

47.68

8.36

5.95

5.54

7.13

6.20

No

1968.00

97.30

50.37

7.72

45.43

8.79

6.44

5.29

7.21

5.86

Blood-related condition

Yes

182.00

9.00

45.96

8.62

42.84

9.12

7.91

5.53

8.96

6.39

No

1841.00

91.00

50.65

7.58

45.75

8.71

6.28

5.25

7.04

5.79

Autoimmune disease

Yes

112.00

5.50

44.56

9.19

42.15

8.99

8.55

5.91

9.86

6.34

No

1911.00

94.50

50.56

7.58

45.69

8.73

6.31

5.24

7.05

5.80

Received organ transplant

Yes

2.00

0.10

47.55

14.35

49.55

1.77

3.50

4.95

6.00

5.66

No

2021.00

99.90

50.23

7.79

45.49

8.79

6.43

5.30

7.21

5.87

Cancelled elective surgery

Yes

40.00

2.00

44.35

9.97

40.53

9.73

10.53

6.33

10.97

8.05

No

1983.00

98.00

50.34

7.70

45.59

8.74

6.35

5.25

7.14

5.80

Pregnant

Yes

16.00

1.50

50.29

6.28

47.42

7.66

5.00

4.93

5.00

3.95

No

1041.00

98.50

49.39

7.95

44.47

8.45

7.36

5.52

8.01

6.04