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Table 3 HRQoL norms* in French general population from 12 to 75 years old (n = 17,733)

From: Health-related quality of life in French adolescents and adults: norms for the DUKE Health Profile

 

Men

Women

Total

 

12-17

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-75

Total

12-17

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-75

Total

 

Physical health

                 

n=

670

637

1396

1403

1316

1121

863

7406

733

809

1927

1910

1770

1721

1381

10251

17657

Mean

80.7

79.3

79.0

77.6

74.0

75.9

71.1

76.8

72.9

71.3

70.1

69.2

66.1

64.8

61.3

67.9

72.3

Standard deviation

19.1

20.1

17.6

18.1

22.2

18.2

23.1

19.9

20.2

20.6

18.9

20.0

20.1

18.0

19.5

19.7

20.3

Error standard of the mean

0.6

0.6

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.6

0.7

0.2

0.7

0.7

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.2

0.2

Percentile 25 th

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

60.0

70.0

60.0

70.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

60.0

60.0

Median

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

70.0

80.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

Percentile 75th

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

90.0

Minimum

20.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Maximum

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Floor effect (%)

0.0

0.3

0.1

0.2

0.8

0.3

1.0

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.4

0.7

0.8

0.8

1.1

0.6

0.5

Ceiling effect (%)

18.0

15.6

17.1

14.4

12.8

17.0

10.1

14.9

11.2

8.4

8.7

7.7

7.0

8.1

3.9

7.8

11.3

Mental health

                 

n=

668

637

1398

1401

1311

1123

856

7394

734

809

1924

1909

1766

1718

1387

10247

17641

Mean

74.3

75.2

80.0

79.5

78.2

81.5

81.0

78.6

65.8

67.5

72.0

71.2

70.2

72.3

74.1

70.7

74.6

Standard deviation

22.7

24.6

18.4

18.3

19.6

16.6

18.6

19.6

23.5

22.1

19.3

20.4

20.1

17.1

18.8

19.9

20.2

Error standard of the mean

0.7

0.8

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.2

0.8

0.7

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.2

0.2

Percentile 25 th

60.0

60.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

50.0

50.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

Median

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

90.0

80.0

80.0

70.0

70.0

80.0

70.0

70.0

80.0

80.0

70.0

80.0

Percentile 75th

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

100.0

100.0

90.0

80.0

80.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

Minimum

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

10.0

0.0

10.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Maximum

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Floor effect (%)

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.0

-0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.4

0.2

0.4

0.1

0.8

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.2

Ceiling effect (%)

12.2

15.4

21.6

20.5

19.7

27.4

25.2

20.3

8.6

7.6

11.0

12.4

13.0

15.3

15.8

12.1

16.2

Social health

                 

n=

669

634

1388

1387

1296

1118

841

7333

730

807

1923

1901

1756

1699

1378

10194

17527

Mean

70.3

68.1

68.7

66.4

65.7

64.9

64.4

66.9

65.7

66.7

68.6

67.0

65.5

66.7

65.7

66.7

66.8

Standard deviation

20.2

22.8

18.2

18.1

18.9

16.7

19.2

18.9

18.6

19.5

15.9

17.1

16.7

14.6

15.9

16.6

17.6

Error standard of the mean

0.6

0.7

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.2

0.6

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.2

0.1

Percentile 25 th

60.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

60.0

50.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

60.0

60.0

Median

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

60.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

Percentile 75th

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

Minimum

20.0

10.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

10.0

0.0

10.0

0.0

0.0

10.0

0.0

0.0

Maximum

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Floor effect (%)

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.0

0.1

0.1

Ceiling effect (%)

6.0

5.1

4.7

3.5

3.8

3.5

4.0

4.3

2.8

4.7

4.7

5.4

4.6

6.1

5.2

4.9

4.6

General health

                 

n=

667

633

1384

1383

1285

1113

824

7289

725

805

1921

1883

1742

1682

1336

10094

17383

Mean

75.1

74.2

75.9

74.5

72.7

74.0

72.1

74.1

68.2

68.6

70.2

69.1

67.3

67.9

67.1

68.5

71.3

Standard deviation

14.4

16.4

13.3

13.7

14.7

12.5

14.8

14.1

15.2

15.3

13.3

14.7

14.4

12.4

13.6

14.0

14.3

Error standard of the mean

0.5

0.5

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.2

0.5

0.5

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.1

0.1

Percentile 25 th

70.0

66.7

70.0

66.7

63.3

66.7

63.3

66.7

60.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

56.7

56.7

56.7

60.0

63.3

Median

76.7

76.7

76.7

76.7

73.3

76.7

73.3

76.7

70.0

70.0

73.3

70.0

66.7

70.0

70.0

70.0

73.3

Percentile 75th

83.3

83.3

83.3

83.3

83.3

83.3

83.3

83.3

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

76.7

80.0

76.7

80.0

80.0

Minimum

26.7

23.3

20.0

16.7

13.3

16.7

26.7

13.3

20.0

20.0

16.7

10.0

6.7

0.0

10.0

0.0

0.0

Maximum

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

96.7

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Floor effect (%)

0.0

0.0

-0.0

0.0

-0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

Ceiling effect (%)

0.7

0.5

0.7

0.6

0.4

0.8

0.5

0.6

0.0

0.4

0.5

0.2

0.4

0.5

0.3

0.4

0.5

Perceived health

                 

n=

669

638

1399

1403

1317

1121

864

7411

735

810

1925

1919

1770

1728

1403

10290

17701

Mean

71.4

75.4

78.6

76.0

69.9

67.1

64.5

72.4

69.4

72.1

74.8

73.2

69.6

67.0

61.5

70.2

71.3

Standard deviation

43.5

44.5

33.5

34.0

37.0

31.5

37.5

36.8

39.3

38.9

32.4

32.4

31.3

27.1

29.5

32.3

34.3

Error standard of the mean

1.4

1.4

0.9

0.9

0.9

1.0

1.2

0.4

1.3

1.3

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.9

0.3

0.3

Percentile 25 th

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

Median

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

50.0

50.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

100.0

100.0

Percentile 75th

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Minimum

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Maximum

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Floor effect (%)

13.1

11.9

8.0

8.7

11.1

11.7

13.2

10.8

14.5

13.8

11.3

10.4

10.2

12.3

13.5

11.9

11.3

Ceiling effect (%)

55.9

62.8

65.3

60.7

50.9

45.8

42.3

55.6

53.2

58.1

60.9

56.7

49.4

46.3

36.5

52.3

53.9

Self-esteem

                 

n=

669

635

1389

1387

1295

1120

838

7333

728

807

1924

1897

1754

1697

1372

10179

17512

Mean

77.1

76.2

80.2

79.4

79.3

78.7

79.3

78.8

68.2

70.6

75.7

75.2

74.8

75.6

77.2

74.4

76.5

Standard deviation

20.6

23.7

17.7

17.8

18.0

15.8

17.7

18.4

20.0

19.7

16.4

17.4

17.6

14.6

16.2

17.2

17.9

Error standard of the mean

0.7

0.7

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.2

0.7

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.2

0.1

Percentile 25 th

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

70.0

60.0

70.0

Median

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

70.0

70.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

80.0

Percentile 75th

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

80.0

80.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

Minimum

20.0

10.0

0.0

0.0

10.0

0.0

10.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

10.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

10.0

0.0

0.0

Maximum

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Floor effect (%)

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

Ceiling effect (%)

15.2

16.0

20.6

20.0

19.4

19.2

20.5

18.9

5.6

7.0

13.6

14.3

14.2

15.7

18.2

13.2

16.0

Anxiety

                 

n=

669

636

1394

1395

1300

1116

845

7355

731

808

1924

1898

1756

1703

1381

10201

17556

Mean

29.2

32.1

28.3

28.3

28.5

24.4

24.5

28.0

35.9

37.4

34.1

33.5

34.1

31.6

30.0

33.7

30.9

Standard deviation

22.5

23.1

18.9

18.8

19.6

16.2

17.5

19.4

21.0

20.0

16.9

18.2

17.7

15.3

16.5

17.7

18.6

Error standard of the mean

0.7

0.7

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.2

0.7

0.7

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.2

0.1

Percentile 25 th

16.7

16.7

16.7

16.7

16.7

8.3

16.7

16.7

25.0

25.0

25.0

16.7

16.7

16.7

16.7

16.7

16.7

Median

25.0

33.3

25.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

33.3

33.3

33.3

33.3

33.3

33.3

25.0

33.3

33.3

Percentile 75th

41.7

41.7

41.7

41.7

41.7

33.3

33.3

41.7

50.0

50.0

50.0

41.7

50.0

41.7

41.7

50.0

41.7

Minimum

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Maximum

83.3

91.7

100.0

91.7

91.7

91.7

83.3

100.0

91.7

91.7

91.7

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Floor effect (%)

5.6

4.3

8.0

8.0

7.5

12.7

10.5

8.0

4.4

1.5

4.0

4.1

5.2

7.8

7.4

4.9

6.4

Ceiling effect (%)

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

-0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

Depression

                 

n=

670

637

1398

1403

1313

1121

856

7398

736

810

1926

1915

1767

1721

1398

10273

17671

Mean

28.6

29.1

22.2

22.0

23.1

19.5

21.4

23.5

36.3

34.3

30.6

30.6

31.7

30.2

29.5

31.5

27.6

Standard deviation

24.2

24.6

19.1

18.3

20.3

16.8

19.5

20.2

23.6

22.3

19.4

20.2

20.0

17.1

18.9

19.9

20.4

Error standard of the mean

0.8

0.8

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.2

0.8

0.7

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.2

0.2

Percentile 25 th

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

20.0

20.0

20.0

20.0

20.0

10.0

10.0

20.0

10.0

Median

30.0

30.0

20.0

20.0

20.0

20.0

20.0

20.0

30.0

30.0

30.0

30.0

30.0

30.0

30.0

30.0

20.0

Percentile 75th

40.0

40.0

30.0

30.0

30.0

30.0

30.0

30.0

50.0

50.0

40.0

40.0

40.0

40.0

40.0

40.0

40.0

Minimum

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Maximum

100.0

90.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

80.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Floor effect (%)

9.3

8.7

15.9

15.8

17.4

23.8

18.6

15.7

7.3

5.9

8.5

9.2

9.1

11.9

11.2

9.1

12.4

Ceiling effect (%)

0.3

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.6

0.3

0.5

0.1

0.7

0.3

0.7

0.4

0.3

Pain

                 

n=

670

638

1398

1404

1320

1124

867

7421

736

810

1927

1919

1775

1729

1406

10302

17723

Mean

22.6

25.7

26.3

29.3

35.3

33.2

39.0

30.2

29.4

32.4

33.8

36.2

41.8

45.3

47.9

38.2

34.3

Standard deviation

37.4

41.5

32.8

33.3

37.3

30.5

36.9

35.6

34.0

37.7

32.8

33.4

33.8

28.9

32.3

33.4

34.5

Error standard of the mean

1.2

1.3

0.8

0.9

0.9

1.0

1.1

0.4

1.2

1.2

0.8

0.8

0.9

0.9

1.0

0.4

0.3

Percentile 25 th

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Median

0.0

0.0

0.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

Percentile 75th

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

Minimum

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Maximum

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Floor effect (%)

61.1

57.4

54.5

49.7

42.5

43.9

36.3

49.2

48.9

48.4

45.9

42.0

35.4

31.9

28.8

40.1

44.6

Ceiling effect (%)

6.4

8.7

7.0

8.2

13.0

10.3

14.3

9.7

7.6

13.2

13.5

14.3

18.9

22.5

24.6

16.4

13.1

Disability

                 

n=

670

638

1399

1403

1319

1125

867

7421

737

810

1926

1919

1775

1730

1407

10304

17725

Mean

2.7

2.3

2.4

3.3

2.7

2.2

3.9

2.8

2.7

3.2

4.6

3.6

3.5

3.1

2.7

3.5

3.1

Standard deviation

15.6

15.9

13.8

16.4

15.8

12.2

19.5

15.6

14.2

14.4

17.0

16.0

15.8

12.3

12.5

14.9

15.2

Error standard of the mean

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.6

0.2

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.1

Percentile 25 th

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Median

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Percentile 75th

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Minimum

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Maximum

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Floor effect (%)

95.4

96.3

96.5

95.1

96.3

96.9

95.1

96.0

95.5

94.2

93.3

94.9

95.3

95.7

96.2

94.9

95.4

Ceiling effect (%)

0.7

0.9

1.2

1.8

1.7

1.3

2.8

1.5

0.9

0.6

2.4

2.2

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.9

1.7

  1. *Weighted by number of eligible persons in the household and imputed from 1999 INSEE National Census data.