Table 3 Comparing countries by aspects of mental health
Scales of SF-36 | Mean (SD) | 95 % CI of mean | Median | Comparing groups | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Role limitations due to emotional problems | Total | 70.6 (39.10) | 67.5–73.7 | 100 | |
Mediterraneane | 76.3 (39.23) | 66.9–85.8 | 100 | H(4) = 67.420* (η2 = 0.095) | |
Scandinaviane | 79.7 (35.58) | 73.7–85.6 | 100 | ||
Israele | 85.8 (29.57) | 80.0–91.6 | 100 | ||
Irane | 80.0 (33.63) | 69.9–90.1 | 100 | ||
Hungarya,b,c,d | 57.1 (40.74) | 52.2–62.0 | 66.7 | ||
Vitality | Total | 58.4 (19.34) | 56.9–59.9 | 60 | |
Mediterranean | 58.9 (17.53) | 54.7–63.1 | 60 | F(4) = 8.974* (η2 = 0.055) | |
Scandinaviane | 63.7 (17.63) | 60.8–66.7 | 65 | ||
Israele | 63.5 (17.36) | 60.1–66.9 | 65 | ||
Iran | 58.0 (17.26) | 52.7–63.2 | 60 | ||
Hungaryb,c | 53.6 (20.53) | 51.2–56.1 | 55 | ||
Emotional well-being | Total | 72.2 (17.86) | 70.8–73.6 | 76 | |
Mediterranean | 72.9 (15.90) | 69.1–76.8 | 76 | F(4) = 12.641* (η2 = 0.074) | |
Scandinaviand,e | 78.8 (15.29) | 76.3–81.4 | 84 | ||
Israele | 76.4 (14.03) | 73.6–79.1 | 80 | ||
Iranb | 69.3 (14.35) | 64.9–73.6 | 70 | ||
Hungaryb,c | 67.3 (19.86) | 65.0–69.7 | 72 | ||
Social functioning | Total | 77.3 (23.02) | 75.5–79.1 | 87.5 | |
Mediterranean | 75.4 (24.82) | 69.4–81.3 | 87.5 | H(4) = 45.698* (η2 = 0.065) | |
Scandinaviand,e | 83.7 (21.18) | 80.2–87.2 | 87.5 | ||
Israeld,e | 85.5 (17.21) | 82.2–88.9 | 87.5 | ||
Iranb,c | 71.3 (20.63) | 65.0–77.6 | 75 | ||
Hungaryb,c | 72.2 (24.15) | 69.3–75.1 | 75 | ||