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Table 2 Relation between SF-36 domains and selected characteristics of sample subjects

From: Health-related quality of life among Jewish older persons in Mexico and its determinants

 

PF

RP

RE

VT

MH

SF

BP

GH

Mean

[95%

CI]

Mean

[95%

CI]

Mean

[95%

CI]

Mean

[95%

CI]

Mean

[95%

CI]

Mean

[95%

CI]

Mean

[95%

CI]

Mean

[95%

CI]

Total (n = 294)

77.3

74.3

80.4

87.5

84.0

91.0

89.6

86.3

92.8

68.3

65.9

70.7

76.5

74.3

78.7

87.2

84.7

89.7

81.5

78.8

84.2

71.9

69.8

73.9

Gender

 Male

80.4

76.7

84.1

88.5

84.2

92.8

91.2

87.1

95.3

69.8

66.6

73.0

77.9

75.1

80.7

88.2

84.9

91.4

83.6

80.0

87.3

70.6

67.8

73.4

 Female

73.2

68.2

78.3**

86.2

80.3

92.1

87.4

82.0

92.8

66.3

62.7

69.8*

74.6

71.1

78.0

85.9

82.0

89.9

78.8

74.8

82.8**

73.5

70.4

76.6

Age group

 60–69 years

88.6

85.7

91.4

91.5

87.1

95.9

91.2

86.3

96.1

73.5

69.88

77.1

78.0

74.8

81.2

89.3

85.4

93.1

83.3

78.9

87.7

75.9

72.9

79.0

 70–79 years

78.7

74.2

83.2

86.3

80.1

92.5

89.6

84.4

94.9

68.8

64.8

72.7

76.6

72.8

80.5

87.4

83.3

91.5

82.9

78.8

87.1

70.4

66.9

73.8

 80 years

53.8

45.8

61.8***

81.5

72.4

90.7*

86.2

77.9

94.4

57.8

53.1

62.5***

73.3

68.3

78.3

82.7

76.9

88.5

75.4

69.5

81.2*

66.3

61.7

71.0***

Marital status

 Single

79.0

71.0

87.1

75.0

60.4

89.6

79.0

66.0

92.1

63.3

55.0

71.5

68.2

60.9

75.6

78.9

70.3

87.6

73.1

62.8

83.4

69.3

63.2

75.4

 Married/ Partnered

81.3

78.1

84.4

91.7

88.3

95.1

91.6

87.9

95.2

71.01

68.4

73.7

78.6

76.2

81.0

89.71

86.9

92.5

84.3

81.3

87.4

73.0

70.5

75.4

 Widowed

62.8

53.8

71.8***

80.8

71.1

90.6**

88.9

81.3

96.4**

62.2

56.3

68.2***

74.1

68.5

79.8***

83.8

77.5

90.0**

77.0

71.3

82.7***

69.6

64.3

74.9

Living arrangements

 Living alone

73.0

64.6

81.3

84.0

74.4

93.5

87.4

78.6

96.3

66.8

61.1

72.4

73.6

67.5

79.8

85.6

79.7

91.5

79.2

72.6

85.7

71.6

66.3

77.0

 Respondent and 1 additional household member

77.0

73.0

81.1

87.7

82.8

92.5

87.9

83.1

92.8

67.0

63.6

70.4

77.8

74.9

80.7

86.2

82.5

89.9

81.1

77.4

84.8

71.6

68.8

74.4

 Respondent and 2 or more household members

80.1

74.5

85.7

89.1

83.0

95.1

93.5

88.7

98.3

71.3

66.9

75.6

76.3

72.4

80.2

89.9

85.8

94.1

84.2

79.2

89.2

72.5

68.4

76.6

Place of Birth

 Mexico

77.5

74.2

80.9

87.1

83.1

91.0

91.1

87.7

94.5

69.2

66.6

71.8

76.8

74.3

79.3

88.8

86.2

91.5

81.4

78.3

84.4

71.7

69.3

74.1

 Another country

76.5

69.1

83.9

89.1

81.5

96.7

83.9

74.8

92.9*

64.8

59.3

70.4

75.2

70.3

80.1

81.0

74.4

87.7**

82.0

76.3

87.7

72.4

68.1

76.6

Main occupation

 Working

84.6

81.6

87.5

88.3

83.9

92.7

91.0

86.9

95.1

69.4

66.2

72.6

76.6

73.7

79.5

88.7

85.6

91.8

82.6

79.0

86.1

72.3

69.5

75.0

 Retired

68.9

60.1

77.7

87.0

77.9

96.0

89.1

80.3

98.0

67.3

61.1

73.5

78.1

72.4

83.8

84.5

77.9

91.2

81.3

74.0

88.5

68.3

63.0

73.7

 Housework

63.9

55.8

72.0***

85.5

76.5

94.5

84.9

76.5

93.4

66.3

61.2

71.5

74.2

69.2

79.3

86.3

80.2

92.3

77.1

71.2

83.1

71.3

66.6

76.0

Self-reported financial situation

 Very good

86.6

80.9

92.4

95.9

91.8

100.0

95.8

90.5

101.0

76.4

71.7

81.0

84.1

80.5

87.7

93.0

88.9

97.0

87.8

83.2

92.5

76.8

72.4

81.2

 Good

79.8

75.6

83.9

88.3

83.1

93.5

92.0

87.6

96.3

70.5

67.3

73.7

79.4

76.8

81.9

89.4

86.2

92.7

83.8

80.2

87.4

73.3

70.5

76.0

 Fair

78.2

72.4

84.0

85.7

78.1

93.3

88.1

81.1

95.1

66.1

61.1

71.2

75.0

70.4

79.5

87.5

82.3

92.7

78.7

72.6

84.7

72.4

68.5

76.4

 Poor

48.4

37.2

59.5***

72.6

57.5

87.6***

72.0

56.2

87.9***

49.5

41.0

58.0

54.3***

44.8

63.8

66.1***

54.9

77.3***

66.9

55.7

78.0***

56.2

47.4

65.0***

Social support

 Frequency of family of close friends contacts in past week mean (SD)

  None

77.3

57.9

96.6

88.6

68.3

109.0

78.8

51.8

105.8

56.4

44.7

68.0

70.5

57.8

83.3

79.5

61.8

97.3

88.0

75.6

100.3

75.2

64.1

86.2

  1–3

72.4

67.1

77.6

87.5

81.9

93.1

87.0

81.2

92.8

65.4

61.4

69.3

74.7

71.0

78.3

84.1

79.8

88.4

80.9

76.7

85.2

68.5

65.0

71.9

  3–5

78.7

72.1

85.3

88.8

81.2

96.5

93.5

87.7

99.2

66.2

61.6

70.7

75.1

71.1

79.0

92.9

89.5

96.2

79.9

73.6

86.2

71.7

67.7

75.7

  More than 5

82.0

77.4

86.5**

86.7

80.7

92.7

91.4

86.5

96.4

73.7

69.8

77.6***

79.7

76.0

83.5**

88.4

84.1

92.7**

82.4

77.8

86.9

75.3

71.8

78.8**

Number of chronic diseases

  0

81.2

76.8

85.5

89.9

85.1

94.6

91.9

87.5

96.3

71.3

67.8

74.7

78.0

74.8

81.2

89.2

85.9

92.4

83.6

79.7

87.5

75.1

72.0

78.3

  1

77.3

72.2

82.4

85.8

79.4

92.1

87.3

81.0

93.5

66.8

62.5

71.0

75.6

72.1

79.1

86.6

82.2

91.1

80.4

75.8

84.9

72.7

69.7

75.8

  2+

68.0

60.5

75.4***

84.8

75.9

93.7

88.1

80.4

95.8

63.9

58.9

68.9**

74.2

68.4

80.0

83.5

76.6

90.3

78.7

72.3

85.1

62.4

57.4

67.3

  1. *: p < 0.001; **: p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.05
  2. PF physical functioning, RP role limitations due to physical health problems, RE role limitations due to emotional problems, VT vitality, energy and fatigue, MH mental health including psychological distress and emotional well-being, SF social functioning, BP bodily pain, GH general health perception