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. 2014 Mar 26;9(3):e88524. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088524

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)