Table 1 Characteristics of the study population and SF-36 raw domain and standardised summary scores

Total

100

1,700 (100)

81.72

24.15

74.74

36.12

76.16

24.30

59.52

23.35

62.13

23.88

79.83

24.53

75.98

35.80

69.95

23.12

50.00

10.00

50.00

10.00

Female

53.1

957 (56.3)

79.35

25.68

71.29

37.57

72.73

25.60

59.23

23.78

58.55

24.53

77.06

25.64

71.93

37.83

66.94

24.12

49.63

10.79

49.16

10.64

Male

46.9

743 (43.7)

84.77

21.65

79.17

33.66

80.57

21.74

59.89

22.80

66.74

22.19

83.40

22.56

81.20

32.30

73.83

21.15

50.47

8.86

51.09

9.00

p-value*

-

-

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.714

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.085

 < 0.001

Age groups (years)

 18–24

10.0

148 (8.7)

93.01

13.47

82.77

27.79

81.59

21.59

69.70

21.52

58.21

23.10

79.56

22.69

74.32

35.87

65.78

21.62

55.01

7.18

45.95

9.51

 25–34

15.2

293 (17.2)

89.23

19.75

80.97

32.69

78.04

23.97

65.14

21.35

55.53

24.03

77.22

24.81

76.79

35.65

62.87

24.34

54.54

9.15

45.23

10.66

 35–44

19.5

309 (18.2)

87.83

20.27

80.10

33.59

77.78

24.34

62.31

23.57

60.37

23.17

79.17

24.41

78.53

33.91

66.96

23.00

52.89

9.50

47.49

10.11

 45–54

16.0

304 (17.9)

82.25

24.30

75.74

35.78

75.38

23.67

57.89

24.20

63.62

23.30

80.39

22.78

78.51

34.98

71.18

22.46

49.76

9.22

50.53

9.02

 55–64

16.8

296 (17.4)

74.71

26.68

72.04

38.31

74.02

25.43

54.61

23.64

63.75

24.97

80.41

26.67

76.35

36.36

72.95

23.69

47.20

9.37

52.46

8.73

 65 + 

22.5

350 (20.6)

70.71

25.71

62.79

39.32

73.33

24.72

53.60

21.72

68.19

22.57

81.75

24.70

71.24

37.49

76.67

20.44

44.11

9.51

55.38

7.91

 p-value*

-

-

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.033

0.035

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Highest level of education

 Primary school or less

23.8

468 (27.5)

73.94

28.87

66.99

40.27

69.71

27.29

54.50

25.33

60.52

26.03

76.79

26.92

70.51

38.89

68.26

24.48

47.31

10.11

50.85

9.27

 Secondary school

55.0

682 (40.1)

83.64

22.55

76.69

34.50

76.69

23.74

60.95

23.00

60.70

23.92

79.77

24.01

76.49

35.07

68.83

23.44

51.02

10.06

49.07

10.57

 College/university degree

21.2

550 (32.4)

85.95

19.78

78.91

33.27

80.98

20.87

62.02

21.34

65.26

21.55

82.50

22.72

80.00

33.36

72.78

21.22

51.03

9.40

50.42

9.80

 p-value*

-

-

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.002

0.005

 < 0.001

0.009

 < 0.001

0.006

Place of residence

 Capital

17.9

380 (22.4)

84.13

21.18

77.89

34.09

78.74

21.92

60.30

22.65

62.43

23.78

80.86

23.87

75.18

35.76

69.73

23.61

51.13

9.09

49.35

10.15

 Other town

52.6

820 (48.2)

83.37

23.09

77.35

34.61

76.94

24.11

60.76

23.49

63.38

23.07

81.23

23.57

79.19

33.84

71.21

22.29

50.45

9.60

50.19

9.57

 Village

29.5

500 (29.4)

77.17

27.20

68.05

39.10

72.90

25.98

56.88

23.49

59.84

25.11

76.75

26.28

71.33

38.40

68.06

23.96

48.41

11.07

50.18

10.56

 p-value*

-

-

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.005

0.009

0.072

0.014

0.001

0.103

 < 0.001

0.356

Geographical region

 Central Hungary

30.4

572 (33.6)

83.34

22.37

77.53

34.19

78.48

22.64

60.58

22.10

62.81

23.62

80.53

23.73

75.23

36.14

69.97

23.32

50.86

9.47

49.58

10.20

 Eastern Hungary

39.5

635 (37.4)

80.28

25.42

72.99

37.24

74.33

25.12

58.31

24.12

60.75

24.20

77.95

25.65

74.80

36.14

69.04

23.48

49.52

10.60

49.91

10.36

 Western Hungary

30.2

493 (29.0)

81.69

24.38

73.73

36.69

75.80

24.90

59.85

23.74

63.11

23.74

81.44

23.86

78.36

34.93

71.11

22.38

49.62

9.76

50.60

9.25

 p-value*

-

-

0.400

0.107

0.042

0.261

0.149

0.078

0.136

0.404

0.039

0.246

Employment status

 Employed

53.1

865 (50.9)

87.92

18.65

82.08

31.06

79.54

21.95

62.97

22.20

61.83

23.15

82.11

22.50

80.69

32.49

70.25

22.43

52.44

8.43

48.79

9.68

 Retired

26.1

399 (23.5)

70.28

26.77

63.28

39.42

73.21

24.73

53.11

21.75

67.71

22.75

81.02

25.17

71.09

37.88

76.00

21.05

44.25

9.78

55.09

8.25

 Disability pensioner

3.1

67 (3.9)

49.85

32.50

39.18

44.85

53.99

29.45

33.81

23.63

46.04

28.39

61.19

32.79

49.75

43.18

55.82

28.18

40.47

11.82

50.17

11.37

 Student

3.1

74 (4.4)

95.14

9.76

85.14

26.47

83.51

18.87

72.57

19.85

58.51

21.32

81.76

19.10

74.32

37.24

64.38

21.59

56.50

6.91

44.80

9.63

 Unemployed

4.7

129 (7.6)

81.74

25.51

71.90

38.40

73.91

28.17

61.05

24.76

61.09

27.07

74.61

28.17

74.42

38.30

64.09

26.55

51.21

10.42

47.58

10.95

 Homemaker/housewife

1.0

99 (5.8)

84.60

20.21

76.52

34.22

72.40

26.36

61.21

21.47

60.40

22.28

76.26

24.06

72.39

37.20

67.23

22.73

51.08

10.26

48.48

10.52

 Other

0.0

67 (3.9)

82.54

23.79

75.00

35.62

73.88

23.93

58.96

24.29

57.31

24.11

75.19

25.33

80.60

32.39

65.61

22.30

51.21

9.12

47.86

9.11

 p-value*

-

-

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Household net monthly income per person (HUF)**

 0—66 779

n/a

224 (13.2)

75.96

28.90

66.29

40.97

70.11

28.54

53.55

26.97

54.80

26.79

69.92

28.61

66.22

39.87

59.21

26.72

50.04

10.95

46.47

10.64

 66 780—99 511

252 (14.8)

75.34

28.93

65.38

40.65

69.46

25.66

55.69

24.98

57.16

25.18

75.50

26.19

66.27

40.74

67.17

23.57

47.53

11.12

50.25

10.14

 99 512—126 924

229 (13.5)

80.11

25.36

74.24

36.60

75.39

25.32

60.28

23.09

63.78

23.09

81.11

24.15

78.46

33.94

72.44

22.89

48.98

9.97

51.36

9.64

 126 925—164 049

207 (12.2)

84.23

20.88

76.93

33.63

77.19

23.09

60.75

22.62

61.86

24.23

80.86

24.69

76.97

34.78

70.90

23.59

50.56

9.47

49.96

10.36

 164,050-

423 (24.9)

83.92

21.03

77.66

33.64

79.51

21.22

62.20

20.99

65.59

21.71

82.89

22.80

79.91

33.15

74.15

19.96

50.01

9.52

51.39

9.30

 Don't know

69 (4.1)

89.78

15.84

82.61

29.49

82.03

20.52

62.54

20.80

63.77

21.19

79.35

24.24

75.85

35.19

69.74

22.25

52.96

7.58

48.39

9.58

 Don't want to answer

296 (17.4)

85.96

20.40

81.93

31.33

80.14

22.55

61.30

22.45

65.47

22.56

85.05

19.37

83.45

30.69

71.91

21.42

51.76

9.29

49.82

9.84

 p-value*

-

-

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.014

Marital status

 Married

45.6

718 (42.2)

81.05

24.29

75.00

35.50

76.72

24.12

59.09

23.66

64.03

23.51

81.69

24.37

76.42

35.40

73.08

22.24

49.04

9.55

51.51

9.19

 Domestic partnership

13.4

360 (21.2)

85.26

21.38

77.01

34.42

73.90

25.26

60.46

21.89

59.39

23.16

78.47

23.57

79.35

33.14

67.32

22.49

51.54

9.95

48.26

10.32

 Single

18.5

336 (19.8)

86.56

21.28

78.27

34.99

79.41

22.38

61.44

24.55

59.32

25.00

79.02

24.06

74.50

37.07

64.56

24.00

53.23

9.52

46.59

10.48

 Widowed

11.4

98 (5.8)

67.65

26.67

65.05

41.36

73.83

24.73

56.58

22.48

67.86

23.31

78.57

28.38

70.75

40.69

75.22

21.43

44.42

10.88

54.83

9.10

 Divorced

11.1

156 (9.2)

74.33

28.08

65.87

40.27

72.92

26.14

56.09

23.73

63.30

25.14

77.64

26.18

73.08

37.51

71.13

25.34

46.78

9.66

52.11

9.45

 Other

n/a

32 (1.9)

85.00

25.21

78.91

31.82

77.66

22.75

63.91

17.95

56.56

15.58

76.56

21.71

73.96

34.64

64.00

19.12

53.07

9.32

46.41

8.73

 p-value*

-

-

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.061

0.073

 < 0.001

0.021

0.417

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Chronic disease [50]**

 Yes

48.0

1146 (67.4)

76.31

25.60

67.02

38.74

70.95

24.85

53.05

22.49

58.70

24.20

76.90

25.89

70.16

38.15

67.95

23.55

47.79

10.41

50.40

10.18

 No

52.0

410 (24.1)

94.40

14.62

92.38

20.94

88.48

18.12

75.84

18.20

71.56

21.60

87.26

19.62

89.15

25.56

76.58

20.84

54.61

6.68

50.00

9.19

 Don’t know/Don’t want to answer

-

144 (8.5)

88.65

18.07

85.94

27.05

82.52

20.89

64.48

18.95

62.53

20.02

82.03

21.20

83.80

29.23

67.03

22.34

54.48

8.48

46.84

10.24

 p-value*

-

-

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

BMI groups

 Underweight (under 18.5)

n/a

56 (3.3)

87.86

18.90

78.57

31.42

75.09

29.98

61.61

23.82

54.02

22.81

80.36

20.62

74.40

33.02

61.36

22.57

54.15

11.10

44.94

11.10

 Normal weight (between 18.5 and 24.9)

497 (29.2)

86.90

20.40

77.92

34.51

78.96

22.86

63.59

24.10

62.15

23.15

79.63

23.76

77.46

35.32

69.22

23.12

51.92

9.45

48.75

10.07

 Overweight (between 25 and 29.9)

535 (31.5)

83.95

22.21

76.03

35.74

77.74

23.52

60.49

22.90

64.20

24.35

82.99

23.48

77.51

34.78

72.82

22.59

49.95

9.20

50.96

9.58

 Obesity (between 30 and 39.9)

374 (22.0)

73.36

26.02

68.25

38.13

72.19

24.90

54.02

22.17

62.11

23.79

79.28

25.05

72.55

37.83

71.28

22.78

46.73

10.41

52.14

9.73

 p-value*

-

-

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.007

0.018

0.117

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001