Table 4.
Overall and Subscale Sf-36 Mean Scores in IMSS-insured Elderly Residing in Mexico City According to the Presence of Significant Depressive Symptoms and Recent Severe Morbidity
| SF36 dimension | Without significant depressive symptoms (n = 5,873)* | With significant depressive symptoms (n = 1,478)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| …and no recent severe morbidity (n = 3,805) | …and recent severe morbidity (n = 2,068) | …and no recent severe morbidity (n = 533) | …and recent severe morbidity (n = 945) | |
| Physical functioning | 72.6 (71.2–73.9) | 61.7 (59.8–63.6) | 58.9 (55.7–62.2) | 48.9 (46.7–51.1) |
| Role limitations due to physical health | 72.2 (70.4–74.0) | 53.7 (51.0–56.5) | 42.1 (37.6–46.6) | 31.6 (29–34.2) |
| Role limitations due to emotional problems | 85.8 (84.4–87.2) | 76.3 (73.7–78.9) | 45.1 (39.9–50.4) | 41.5 (38.6–44.4) |
| Vitality | 69.9 (68.7–71.2) | 65.1 (64.0–66.2) | 47.1 (44.9–49.3) | 43.2 (41.7–44.8) |
| Emotional well being | 76.9 (75.7–78.1) | 73.8 (72.7–74.8) | 48.1 (46.1–50.1) | 46.0 (44.5–47.5) |
| Social functioning | 85.3 (84.2–86.5) | 79.2 (77.9–80.6) | 65.3 (63.1–67.5) | 58.8 (56.5–61.1) |
| Bodily pain | 77.3 (76.2–78.4) | 66.7 (65.0–68.5) | 58.5 (56–61) | 49.7 (47.5–51.9) |
| General health | 57.4 (56.4–58.4) | 50.0 (49.1–50.9) | 40.1 (38.2–42.1) | 34.7 (33.5–35.9) |
| Overall SF-36 Score | 71.9 (71.1–72.7) | 63.7 (62.5–64.9) | 49.6 (48.2–51.1) | 43.5 (42.3–44.8) |
*Ninety-eight original observations were not included in these analyses due to missing data
Higher scores indicate better functioning. Mean scores adjusted for age, sex, education, serious illness to someone close, retirement, trouble with neighbors, financial problems, and marital separation/divorce; 95% confidence intervals in parentheses