Table 5 Normative values: WHOQOL-AGE mean estimates, standard errors (s.e.) and estimated mean scores at the main percentiles, by age group, for Finland, Poland, and Spain
From: Validation of an instrument to evaluate quality of life in the aging population: WHOQOL-AGE
Age group | n | Mean (s.e.) | 5th | 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finland | |||||||||
18-29 | 114 | 79.50 (1.35) | 56.87 | 62.68 | 72.12 | 81.23 | 88.97 | 93.41 | 97.62 |
30-39 | 128 | 79.89 (1.28) | 61.13 | 63.55 | 72.57 | 80.27 | 88.74 | 95.70 | 98.08 |
40-49 | 235 | 79.03 (0.82) | 56.27 | 63.78 | 72.62 | 79.76 | 87.77 | 94.51 | 96.15 |
50-59 | 439 | 77.02 (0.52) | 56.59 | 62.04 | 70.01 | 78.34 | 85.99 | 92.12 | 94.51 |
60-69 | 482 | 76.83 (0.60) | 54.85 | 61.81 | 70.47 | 77.34 | 85.53 | 92.58 | 95.19 |
70-79 | 266 | 76.80 (0.72) | 58.24 | 62.73 | 70.01 | 77.66 | 83.84 | 90.52 | 93.54 |
80-89 | 163 | 73.18 (0.85) | 56.00 | 61.26 | 68.18 | 74.04 | 80.36 | 87.64 | 90.29 |
90+ | 18 | 69.10 (2.63) | 39.70 | 60.03 | 64.84 | 70.56 | 75.00 | 83.70 | 83.70 |
Poland | |||||||||
18-29 | 407 | 77.45 (0.93) | 54.67 | 63.10 | 71.15 | 78.25 | 86.54 | 92.95 | 98.81 |
30-39 | 349 | 73.97 (1.11) | 53.21 | 57.19 | 67.86 | 75.00 | 80.59 | 88.19 | 94.05 |
40-49 | 274 | 67.17 (1.12) | 43.86 | 51.92 | 60.35 | 68.59 | 75.00 | 83.38 | 85.76 |
50-59 | 1050 | 65.32 (0.56) | 41.67 | 47.39 | 57.14 | 67.35 | 74.54 | 80.27 | 83.70 |
60-69 | 861 | 63.44 (0.75) | 39.33 | 45.42 | 55.08 | 65.20 | 72.57 | 78.34 | 83.88 |
70-79 | 527 | 59.53 (0.89) | 35.99 | 42.45 | 50.00 | 61.54 | 69.28 | 75.00 | 79.12 |
80-89 | 435 | 54.03 (1.19) | 26.10 | 35.44 | 46.34 | 55.95 | 65.48 | 72.89 | 77.38 |
90+ | 37 | 55.92 (2.99) | 25.27 | 39.29 | 43.13 | 55.59 | 67.86 | 75.00 | 75.00 |
Spain | |||||||||
18-29 | 247 | 79.46 (1.01) | 55.68 | 63.46 | 72.62 | 79.53 | 87.77 | 97.25 | 100.00 |
30-39 | 296 | 77.39 (0.95) | 56.18 | 60.58 | 69.87 | 77.43 | 87.27 | 92.86 | 97.25 |
40-49 | 372 | 73.97 (0.91) | 48.35 | 57.69 | 67.72 | 75.00 | 83.70 | 91.76 | 95.33 |
50-59 | 1137 | 72.91 (0.68) | 45.33 | 54.81 | 65.93 | 75.00 | 82.14 | 89.93 | 94.14 |
60-69 | 960 | 72.76 (0.72) | 46.47 | 54.44 | 64.97 | 73.81 | 82.01 | 90.11 | 95.33 |
70-79 | 880 | 70.40 (0.84) | 39.79 | 50.00 | 63.64 | 72.99 | 79.12 | 86.54 | 92.58 |
80-89 | 284 | 66.60 (1.15) | 40.38 | 48.90 | 59.25 | 68.32 | 76.65 | 85.44 | 93.41 |
90+ | 26 | 66.03 (2.94) | 37.64 | 43.73 | 56.23 | 71.43 | 75.73 | 78.34 | 78.34 |