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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the WEMWBS within the PARC Study sample versus normative health scores

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

Variable

N

Sample Mean a (95 % CI)

Min-Max

Population Mean b

t-test unpaired p-value (two tailed)

Total

1203

50.84 (50.35-51.33)

15–70

50.7

0.664

Gender

     

 Male

486

51.11 (50.32-51.90)

18–70

51.3

0.731

 Female

717

50.65 (50.02-51.28)

15–70

50.3

0.438

Age category

     

 16–24

87

52.15 (50.60-53.70)

28–68

51.7

0.644

 25–34

214

52.36 (51.30-53.42)

29–70

50.1

0.003

 35–44

215

50.51 (49.29-51.73)

15–70

49.7

0.289

 45–54

197

49.36 (48.09-50.63)

21–70

49.5

0.873

 55–64

162

49.25 (47.82-50.68)

18–70

51.4

0.016

 65–74

166

51.98 (50.74-53.22)

30–69

52.4

0.631

 75 +

162

50.78 (49.42-52.14)

19–70

51.2

0.754

NIMDM 2010

     

 1 - most deprived

215

48.86 (47.51-50.21)

15–70

-

-

 2

223

50.68 (49.46-51.90)

21–70

-

-

 3

94

48.53 (46.91-50.15)

24–69

-

-

 4

232

50.52 (49.45-51.59)

19–70

-

-

 5 - least deprived

439

52.56 (51.84-53.28)

27–70

-

-

  1. WEMWBS Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, PARC Physical Activity and the Rejuvenation of Connswater, NIMDM Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure [31]
  2. a Bold sample mean values denote a statistically significant (p-value <0.05) difference to the population mean by the unpaired t-test (two-tailed)
  3. b Population norms taken from Stewart-Brown & Janmohamed [33]