Table 2: Unadjusted SF-12 Physical and Mental Health Component Summary.

Category

Physical Component Summary (PCS)

Mental Component Summary (MCS)

Mean

Lower

95% CI

Upper

95% CI

Mean

Lower

95% CI

Upper

95% CI

Overall

41.52

39.07

43.98

47.30

45.38

49.22

Hispanic ethnicity

Mexican/Mexican American/Chicano

40.99

36.45

45.52

48.70

46.22

51.18

Puerto Rican

42.78

38.53

47.03

46.32

39.95

52.70

Cuban/Dominican/Central or South America

43.33

39.39

47.28

46.40

42.42

50.38

Other Latin America/Latino/Spanish

38.88

33.26

44.50

45.41

41.99

48.83

Age

18-44

47.76

43.69

51.84

49.19

45.37

53.00

45-64

41.72

38.75

44.69

45.07

42.47

47.66

>65

36.92

32.13

41.72

49.51

45.96

53.06

Race

Hispanic-White

41.65

39.13

44.17

47.13

45.13

49.13

Other/Multiple

40.00

31.35

48.66

49.29

43.26

55.33

Education

No degree or Less than high school

40.76

35.82

45.69

45.64

41.99

49.29

High school

42.34

38.89

45.79

46.89

43.80

49.98

Some college

41.54

37.50

45.58

48.84

45.95

51.74

Region

Northeast

41.19

37.50

44.88

44.39

40.18

48.60

Midwest

38.41

32.01

44.81

44.66

39.40

49.91

South

42.92

39.08

46.76

47.08

44.59

49.57

West

41.22

36.21

46.23

50.06

47.08

53.04

Marital status

Married

42.84

39.92

45.76

47.88

45.32

50.45

Unmarried

39.94

36.15

43.74

46.59

43.81

49.38

Smoking

Yes

36.11

30.72

41.50

36.10

32.05

40.15

No

41.87

39.34

44.40

48.01

46.03

50.00

Insurance

Any private

44.94

41.58

48.31

52.81

46.51

59.12

Public only

43.48

35.43

51.53

50.61

48.55

52.67

Uninsured

37.88

34.08

41.69

43.51

40.73

46.29

Poverty level

Poor/Low income

38.88

35.44

42.31

43.74

40.82

46.67

Middle income

39.90

36.65

43.15

47.93

45.03

50.83

High income

47.54

43.10

51.98

52.50

49.73

55.27

Perceived Health Status

Fair / Poor

36.66

32.85

40.48

43.83

40.77

46.90

Good

42.09

39.09

45.08

48.38

45.95

50.80

Excellent / Very Good

49.46

46.27

52.65

52.00

48.85

55.16

Perceived Mental Health Status

Fair / Poor

33.97

29.20

38.75

38.23

33.49

42.97

Good

45.82

42.82

48.81

45.74

43.43

48.05

Excellent / Very Good

40.36

37.14

43.57

52.58

50.90

54.25

BMI

Underweight/Normal <=24.9

42.26

36.55

47.98

48.46

44.95

51.97

Overweight 25.0-29.9

43.69

40.99

46.39

49.05

45.76

52.34

Obese ≥30.0

39.49

36.09

42.89

45.27

42.40

48.14

Employment

Employed

47.99

44.94

51.04

50.29

48.23

52.35

Not employed

36.78

33.66

39.91

45.11

42.50

47.71

Having USC

Yes

41.07

38.57

43.58

46.98

44.93

49.02

No

45.81

38.84

52.78

50.37

45.92

54.81

CCI

0

43.77

37.73

49.81

50.94

47.54

54.35

1-2

42.38

39.36

45.40

48.97

46.58

51.36

>=3

38.84

35.02

42.66

42.49

39.23

45.75

BMI: body Mass Index; CI: Confidence Interval; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; SE: Standard error; SF-12: 12-Item Short Form Health Survey; USC: Usual Source of Care.