Table 4 Adjusted mean scores of SF-36 versus the number of chronic diseases reported by urban community residents

86.7

83.3

76.8*

46.3***

< 0.001

87.7

79.2***

70.7***

57.2***

< 0.001

97.3

81.1***

69.1***

66.0***

< 0.001

70.6

60.9***

52.7***

46.5***

< 0.001

45.8

44.8

48.1

52.1*

0.11

53.6

53.2

54.6

56.4

0.44

87.9

82.8**

77.4***

71.6***

< 0.001

63.7

57.8***

55.2***

54.0**

< 0.001

345.1

306.9***

271.1***

228.5***

< 0.001

251.0

238.6***

235.3**

234.1*

< 0.001