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Table 1 Participant demographic characteristics and outcome health scores

From: The impact of life events on adult physical and mental health and well-being: longitudinal analysis using the GoWell health and well-being survey

Demographic characteristica

n (%)

Outcome measuresa

SF-12 MCS

SF-12 PCS

WEMWBS

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Gender

Male

479 (38.4)

50.6 (11.7)

41.4 (14.2)

49.4 (10.9)

Female

768 (61.6)

48.5 (11.9)

42.6 (14.9)

49.1 (10.2)

Age

16–24

20 (1.6)

54.7 (9.0)

50.9 (11.0)

57.4 (7.8)

25–39

234 (18.8)

47.9 (12.5)

50.6 (11.1)

50.7 (10.6)

40–54

369 (29.6)

46.0 (12.9)

44.6 (13.2)

48.3 (11.9)

55–64

206 (16.5)

48.9 (11.6)

38.8 (14.1)

47.6 (9.6)

65+

418 (33.5)

53.0 (9.5)

36.1 (14.9)

49.6 (9.2)

Education

None/SLC

819 (68.8)

49.4 (12.0)

39.7 (14.6)

48.3 (10.2)

>SLC

372 (31.2)

49.5 (11.5)

47.5 (13.3)

51.5 (10.8)

All

(1247)

49.3 (11.9)

42.1 (14.6)

49.2 (10.5)

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. aData collected at wave 3, 2011