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

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 4 Normative values for the US general population for the PROMIS Global Health measure

Category	Normative values		COVID-19 study
Category	Score	N	Score	N
(a) PROMIS global mental health
Male	50.8 ± 10.0	2206	46.8 ± 8.8	945
Female*	49.4 ± 10.0	3008	44.52 ± 8.4	1057
18–34 years	48.5 ± 9.7	1183	44.9 ± 8.7	1357
35–44 years	48.4 ± 10.4	863	45.9 ± 9.0	376
45–54 years	48.2 ± 10.3	902	46.7 ± 8.7	169
55–64 years	50.3 ± 10.5	873	47.4 ± 8.4	90
65–74 years	53.1 ± 8.8	715	49.6 ± 9.8	28
75 years+	53.4 ± 8.4	679	43.5 ± 4.7	3
(b) PROMIS global physical health
Male	51.2 ± 9.8	2212	49.4 ± 7.9	945
Female*	49.1 ± 10.1	3015	51.2 ± 7.5	1057
18–34 years	51.6 ± 8.4	1182	50.2 ± 7.5	1357
35–44 years	50.1 ± 9.8	865	50.5 ± 8.0	376
45–54 years	48.2 ± 10.9	910	49.6 ± 8.3	169
55–64 years	48.8 ± 11.3	875	50.4 ± 8.8	90
65–74 years	51.0 ± 9.9	713	48.6 ± 9.2	28
75 years +	49.9 ± 9.2	683	40.8 ± 12.6	3

*The gender category does not add up to 2023 because participants who chose “other” are not shown in this table