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Published in final edited form as: J Appl Gerontol. 2011 Jun 6;32(1):51–75. doi: 10.1177/0733464811409034

Table 3.

Dimensions of Physical Health by Age Group and Gender

	Younger adults (n = 115)		Older adults (n = 129)		Oldest-old adults (n = 120)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
SF-36 PCS score^a
Males	50.62	7.6	46.47	8.58	42.32	8.75
Females	49.27	9.32	43.08	10.55	37.34	10.99
Mean	49.76	8.72	44.66	9.80	39.46	10.36
Number of chronic conditions^b
Males	0.81	0.86	2.18	1.35	2.29	1.3
Females	0.81	0.95	2.35	1.1	2.57	1.16
Mean	0.81	0.92	2.27	1.22	2.45	1.22

Notes.

SF-36 Physical Health Composite Score.

Cumulative number of chronic conditions(0–6).