Table 2.

HRQoL of elderly subjects living alone in Shaanxi Province (n=424)

Short Form-36	Min	Max	HRQoL (mean±SD)
PF (physical functioning)	20	100	82.6 ± 17.7
RP (role functioning physical)	0	100	19.2 ± 39.1
BP (bodily pain)	0	70	31.9 ± 18.4
GH (general health perceptions)	25	70	54.7 ± 4.7
VT (vitality)	30	70	54.8 ± 6.8
SF (social functioning)	−12.5	87.5	40.7 ± 19.3
RE (emotional role functioning)	0	100	25.7 ± 43.4
MH (mental health)	24	56	41.8 ± 5.2

SD: Standard deviation.