SF-36 physical and mental component summary scores* by age groups according to asthma diagnosis
| Physical component summary | Mental component summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | Undiagnosed | None | Diagnosed | Undiagnosed | None | |
| *Population mean score set at 50 with a standard deviation of 10. | ||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <40 | 48.9 (9) | 56.1 (1) | 52.3 (7) | 46.7 (9) | 46.6 (8) | 47.0 (11) |
| 40–64 | 43.4 (11) | 47.0 (10) | 47.9 (9) | 46.7 (9) | 45.0 (13) | 49.2 (10) |
| ⩾65 | 37.0 (11) | 37.0 (11) | 40.9 (10) | 50.4 (12) | 50.0 (10) | 51.8 (10) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 47.4 (11) | 42.0 (11) | 48.9 (9) | 47.2 (11) | 48.2 (11) | 49.7 (10) |
| Female | 43.7 (11) | 47.1 (12) | 48.3 (9) | 47.5 (9) | 46.9 (10) | 47.6 (11) |