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Table 3 The mean values of HRQOL summary scores by the CDC HRQOL-4 measures

From: Summarizing health-related quality of life (HRQOL): development and testing of a one-factor model

BRFSS Data Sets

2005

2001-2010

2013

2011-2013

Sex

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

General Health Status

 Excellent

3.10

4.04

3.14

4.05

3.32

4.17

3.35

4.18

 Very good

1.81

2.58

1.84

2.59

2.09

2.84

2.13

2.84

 Good

-0.20

0.42

-0.18

0.44

-0.03

0.63

0.01

0.63

 Fair

-6.21

-5.60

-6.20

-5.58

-6.55

-5.84

-6.50

-5.84

 Poor

-16.91

-16.14

-16.89

-16.12

-17.34

-16.46

-17.27

-16.45

Physically Unhealthy Days

 0 day

2.80

3.50

2.82

3.52

2.99

3.67

3.02

3.67

 1-10 days

-0.04

0.71

-0.01

0.73

0.07

0.79

0.11

0.79

 11-20 days

-7.98

-7.10

-7.96

-7.08

-7.85

-6.98

-7.79

-6.97

 21-29 days

-15.81

-14.72

-15.79

-14.71

-15.64

-14.60

-15.57

-14.57

 30 days

-21.17

-19.97

-21.16

-19.96

-20.85

-19.69

-20.77

-19.66

Mentally Unhealthy Days

 0 day

1.11

1.77

1.12

1.80

1.30

2.00

1.34

1.99

 1-10 days

-0.24

0.52

-0.22

0.54

-0.31

0.43

-0.26

0.44

 11-20 days

-6.09

-5.05

-6.02

-5.06

-6.39

-5.50

-6.32

-5.47

 21-29 days

-10.32

-8.97

-10.18

-9.01

-10.91

-9.88

-10.83

-9.82

 30 days

-14.79

-13.17

-14.60

-13.23

-15.42

-14.24

-15.31

-14.15

Activity Limitation Days

 0 day

1.58

2.30

1.60

2.32

1.80

2.51

1.84

2.51

 1-10 days

-2.00

-1.20

-1.97

-1.19

-1.95

-1.19

-1.90

-1.18

 11-20 days

-11.18

-10.19

-11.12

-10.17

-10.93

-10.02

-10.87

-9.99

 21-29 days

-17.33

-16.22

-17.24

-16.20

-16.98

-15.97

-16.93

-15.95

 30 days

-22.14

-21.01

-22.04

-20.96

-21.57

-20.51

-21.52

-20.49

  1. Summary score with larger value means better quality of HRQOL