Table 4:
Mean (SD) SF-12v2 summary scores for the elderly population by age, marital status, and self-reported health problems
| Variable (condition) | SF-12v2 summary scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | PCS-12 | MCS-12 | |
| Age groups(yr) | |||
| 60–79 | 459 (45.90) | 42.85 (10.02) | 49.22 (9.43) |
| ≥80 | 541(54.10) | 37.43 (9.94)*** | 48.97 (10.2) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 403(40.30) | 42.42 (10.29) | 50.25 (9.08) |
| Widowed/Divorced/Single/Separated | 597(59.70) | 38.23 (10.02)*** | 48.3 (10.26)** |
| Chronic disease | |||
| Yes | 928 (92.80) | 38.95 (9.93) | 48.80 (9.88) |
| No | 72 (0.72) | 52.40 (6.61)*** | 52.79 (8.70)*** |
| Hypertension | |||
| Yes | 516 (51.60) | 39.01 (9.89) | 48.91 (9.50) |
| No | 484 (48.40) | 40.78 (10.67)** | 49.25 (10.17) |
| Diabetes | |||
| Yes | 805 (80.50) | 36.99 (9.58) | 48.71 (9.99) |
| No | 195 (19.50) | 40.63 (10.39)*** | 49.17 (9.82) |
| Heart problem | |||
| Yes | 754 (75.40) | 37.38 (9.89) | 47.94 (10.03) |
| No | 246 (24.60) | 40.75 (10.34)*** | 49.46 (9.76)* |
| Osteoarthritis | |||
| Yes | 438 (43.80) | 36.88 (9.21) | 48.25 (10.09) |
| No | 562 (56.20) | 43.82 (10.39)*** | 50.16 (9.42)** |
| Eye problem | |||
| Yes | 596 (59.60) | 37.38 (9.75) | 47.87 (10.25) |
| No | 404 (40.40) | 41.64 (10.37)*** | 49.91 (9.49)** |
| Ear problem | |||
| Yes | 857 (85.70) | 37.02 (9.93) | 48.4 (9.36) |
| No | 143 (14.30) | 40.4 (10.32)*** | 49.2 (9.93) |
*
P≤0.05,
**
P≤0.01,
***
P≤0.001
SF-12v2: Short Form-12 Health Survey Version 2; MCS-12: Mental Component Summary; PCS-12: Physical Component Summary.
The self-report questions about chronic diseases and health problems were asked by trained investigators. The participants were asked “Has a doctor ever told you that you had chronic diseases (for example, hypertension, diabetes, heart problem, osteoarthritis, eye problem, ear problem or others)?” Among the above questions, eye problems included age-related maculopathy, glaucoma, cataract, etc., while ear problems included otitis media, difficulty hearing, etc