Name
mhr
Label
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: General mental health subscale score (raw)
Description

The subscale score is based on 5 items from the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36). A high score suggests the participant "feels peaceful, happy, and calm all of the time in the past 4 weeks ". Ware JE and Sherbourne CD, 1992 (PubMed ID: 1593914)

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Type
numeric
Visit vs Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: General mental health subscale score (raw)
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Visit 5 628 23.4 ± 4.6 25.0 7.0 30.0 107 735
Participant's age (category) vs Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: General mental health subscale score (raw)
Visit 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 565 23.5 ± 4.6 25.0 7.0 30.0 93 658
5-14 yrs old 49 26.0 ± 3.1 27.0 14.0 30.0 15 64
15-24 yrs old 100 23.2 ± 4.6 24.5 7.0 30.0 12 112
25-34 yrs old 51 23.4 ± 4.4 25.0 13.0 29.0 11 62
35-44 years 80 23.3 ± 5.0 24.5 9.0 30.0 18 98
45-54 years 129 22.6 ± 4.6 23.0 10.0 30.0 19 148
55-64 years 76 23.0 ± 4.5 24.0 8.0 29.0 8 84
65-74 years 48 24.6 ± 4.3 25.5 12.0 30.0 9 57
75-84 years 30 24.2 ± 4.6 25.0 14.0 30.0 1 31
85 years or older 2 26.0 ± 1.4 26.0 25.0 27.0 - 2
Participant's sex vs Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: General mental health subscale score (raw)
Visit 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 628 23.4 ± 4.6 25.0 7.0 30.0 107 735
Female 334 23.2 ± 4.5 24.0 7.0 30.0 72 406
Male 294 23.6 ± 4.7 25.0 8.0 30.0 35 329
Participant's race vs Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: General mental health subscale score (raw)
Visit 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 628 23.4 ± 4.6 25.0 7.0 30.0 107 735
White 278 23.5 ± 4.3 25.0 10.0 30.0 26 304
Black 330 23.3 ± 4.8 25.0 7.0 30.0 79 409
More than one race 20 22.6 ± 4.9 23.0 14.0 29.0 2 22