Using the 12-item short form health survey (SF-12) to assess self rated health of an engaged population impacted by hurricane Harvey, Houston, TX

Table 2 Two-tailed t tests of mean mental and physical composite scores by gender compared to the standardized national average of 50

Group	t value	Mean	95% CI	p-value
Mental Composite Score
Male	2.83	53.22	50.87, 55.56	0.005
Female	3.83	52.19	51.06, 53.32	< 0.001
Physical Composite Score
Male	−6.32	40.15	36.94, 43.37	< 0.001
Female	−19.53	41.59	40.74, 42.45	< 0.001

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