Table 1. Mean (SD) scores for the eight dimensions and the two summary measures of SF-36 for males and females aged 60–64 years.
| All | Males | Females | |||||
| N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | ||
| Dimensions | Physical Functioning | 2422 | 81.1 (23.8) | 1164 | 83.9 (23.2) | 1258 | 78.5 (24.1) |
| Role Physical | 2400 | 81.0 (34.9) | 1162 | 83.6 (33.1) | 1238 | 78.5 (36.3) | |
| Bodily Pain | 2434 | 74.5 (25.4) | 1170 | 76.9 (24.7) | 1264 | 72.2 (25.8) | |
| General Health | 2384 | 71.5 (20.6) | 1146 | 70.9 (20.6) | 1238 | 72.0 (20.5) | |
| Vitality | 2438 | 64.6 (19.7) | 1172 | 66.2 (19.1) | 1266 | 63.2 (20.2) | |
| Social Functioning | 2453 | 87.4 (22.1) | 1180 | 88.5 (21.6) | 1273 | 86.4 (22.5) | |
| Role Emotion | 2383 | 89.7 (27.0) | 1153 | 90.7 (25.9) | 1230 | 88.9 (27.9) | |
| Mental Health | 2438 | 78.6 (16.3) | 1172 | 79.8 (16.2) | 1266 | 77.5 (16.3) | |
| Summary scores | Physical component summary score | 2292 | 50.7 (10.4) | 1110 | 51.1 (10.1) | 1182 | 50.4 (10.7) |