Individual factors and perceived community characteristics in relation to mental health and mental well-being

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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of SF-8 MCS within the PARC Study sample versus normative health scores

Variable	N	Sample Mean ^a (95 % CI)	Min-Max	Population Mean ^b,c	t-test unpaired p-value (two tailed)
Total	1201	48.31 (47.74, 48.88)	13–65	49.2	0.001
Gender
Male	486	49.35 (48.46, 50.24)	17–65	50.6	0.003
Female	715	47.61 (46.87, 48.35)	13–65	48.0	0.358
Age category
16–24	87	49.77 (47.63, 51.91)	18–61	46.4	0.004
25–34	214	48.62 (47.23, 50.01)	13–65	47.4	0.000
35–44	214	47.88 (46.56, 49.20)	19–65	49.1	0.079
45–54	197	47.48 (46.02, 48.94)	15–62	49.2	0.019
55–64	161	46.62 (44.92, 48.32)	18–63	51.1	0.000
65–74	165	49.15 (47.70, 50.60)	21–64	52.3	0.000
75 plus	163	49.54 (48.16, 50.92)	26–65	51.9	0.005
NIMDM 2010
1 -most deprived	215	45.61 (44.02, 47.20)	13–65	-	-
2	221	47.33 (45.94, 48.72)	15–65	-	-
3	94	46.84 (44.77, 48.90)	17–62	-	-
4	232	48.73 (47.47, 49.99)	15–63	-	-
5 - least deprived	439	50.23 (49.42, 51.03)	19–65	-	-

SF-8 MCS Short-Form 8 Health Survey Mental Composite Score, PARC Physical Activity and the Rejuvenation of Connswater, NIMDM Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure [31]
^a Bold sample mean values denote statistically significant (p < 0.05) difference to the population mean by the unpaired t-test (two-tailed)
^b Population norms taken from Ware et al. [39]
^c Age group of 18–24 years in population data

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