Table 3 SF–36 quality of life scores in pregeriatric patients compared with national averages for both pregeriatric persons and patients with chronic diseases
Domain | Mean Differences in Scores vs National Averages (95% CI) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score Range | Study Patients (n = 316) Mean (SD) | Pregeriatric (n = 269)† | P Value | Hypertension Patients (n = 2,089)‡ | P Value | Diabetes Type 2 Patients (n = 541)§ | P Value | |
Physical function | 0–100 | 55.6 (28.4) | -20.6 (-25.7 to -16.1) | 0.00 | -17.8 (-30.0 to -14.6) | 0.00 | -12.1 (-16.1 to -8.1) | 0.00 |
Physical role | 0–100 | 48.3 (31.7) | -25.4 (-31.1 to -19.7) | 0.00 | -13.7 (-18.3 to -9.1) | 0.00 | -8.5 (-13.8 to -3.2) | 0.00 |
Body pain | 0–100 | 46.7 (29.2) | -20.8 (-25.3 to -16.3) | 0.00 | -25.6 (-28.6 to -22.6) | 0.00 | -21.8 (-25.6 to -18.0) | 0.00 |
General health | 0–100 | 46.4 (24.2) | -18.2 (-22.1 to -14.3) | 0.00 | -16.9 (-19.3 to -14.5) | 0.00 | -9.7 (-12.8 to -6.6) | 0.00 |
Physical Component Summary (PCS) | 0–50 | 37.4 (11.7) | -5.9 (-7.8 to -4.0) | 0.00 | -6.9 (-8.2 to -5.6) | 0.00 | -4.1 (-5.7 to -2.5) | 0.00 |
Vitality | 0–100 | 46.9 (24.2) | -13.5 (-17.3 to -9.6) | 0.00 | -11.4 (-14.0 to -8.8) | 0.00 | -8.8 (-11.9 to -5.6) | 0.00 |
Social function | 0–100 | 61.0 (30.2) | -20.4 (-24.9 to -15.9) | 0.00 | -25.7 (-28.3 to -23.1) | 0.00 | -21.0 (-24.8 to -17.2) | 0.00 |
Emotional role | 0–100 | 66.4 (32.7) | -13.9 (-19.3 to -8.5) | 0.00 | -0.3 (-4.5 to -3.9) | 0.89 | -9.2 (-14.1 to -4.3) | 0.00 |
Mental health | 0–100 | 63.0 (24.5) | -12.0 (-15.6 to -8.3) | 0.00 | -5.0 (-7.2 to -2.8) | 0.00 | -13.7 (-16.6 to -10.8) | 0.00 |
Mental Component Summary (MCS) | 0–50 | 43.9 (13.9) | -8.8 (-10.8 to -6.8) | 0.00 | -8.3 (-9.5 to -7.1) | 0.00 | -8.0 (-9.6 to -6.4) | 0.00 |