Table 2. Comparison of mean (SD) of health related quality of life of elderly people according to various subscales between males and females.

Subscales of quality of life	All Mean (SD)	Male Mean (SD)	Female Mean (SD)	P-value €
Physical functioning	57.3 (26.6)	63.6 (25.6)	50.9 (26.2)	0.001*
Physical role limitation	56.4 (27.2)	63.0 (25.6	49.7 (27.3)	0.001*
Emotional role limitation	61.7 (27.0)	67.4 (24.2)	56.0 (28.5)	0.001*
Social functioning	69.0 (23.0)	72.9 (22.2)	65.1 (23.1)	0.001*
Bodily pain	63.2 (26.5)	69.6 (25.0)	56.8 (26.4)	0.001*
Mental health	56.1 (19.6)	60.8 (8.9)	51.6 (19.1)	0.001*
Vitality	55.9 (22.1)	60.8 (20.4)	50.9 (22.7)	0.001*
General health	48.8 (19.3)	53.8 (18.3)	43.7 (19.0)	0.001*
Overall quality of life	56.8 (8.4)	62.4 (17.2)	51.2 (17.9)	0.001*

^€Two independent sample t-test; ^* statistically significant