Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Table 2 Decompositions of PCS and MCS concentration indices into contributions from dimensions

From: Decomposition of sources of income-related health inequality applied on SF-36 summary scores: a Danish health survey

		PF	RP	BP	GH	VT	SF	RE	MH	Sum
PCS	Predicted C	0.00522	0.00382	0.00319	0.00221	0.00028	-0.00004	-0.00141	-0.00220	0.01108
	Observed C	0.00570	0.00454	0.00403	0.00271	0.00037	-0.00004	-0.00180	-0.00267	0.01284
	Error CG	0.00048	0.00073	0.00084	0.00050	0.00009	-0.00001	-0.00039	-0.00048	0.00176
MCS	Predicted C	-0.00262	-0.00124	-0.00090	-0.00013	0.00211	0.00121	0.00294	0.00447	0.00585
	Observed C	-0.00286	-0.00147	-0.00114	-0.00016	0.00281	0.00142	0.00376	0.00544	0.00781
	Error CG	-0.00024	-0.00024	-0.00024	-0.00003	0.00070	0.00021	0.00082	0.00097	0.00196

N = 2767; PCS – Physical component score; MCS – Mental component score; PF – Physical Function; RP – Role-Physical; BP – Bodily Pain; GH – General Health Perception; VT – Vitality Scale; SF – Social Function; RE – Role-Emotional; MH – Mental Health (N = 2767).

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