Table 5.

A summary table of independent-samples t-test results for differences in individual SEM estimates between different groups.

Males vs females	Young vs middle-aged	Young vs elderly	Middle-aged vs elderly	Young males vs young females	Middle-aged males vs middle-aged females	Elderly males vs elderly females
Measurement coefficients
Cardiovascular diseases	Chronic pain	Chronic pain		Musculoskeletal diseases	ARS	Cardiovascular diseases
Musculoskeletal diseases	Gastrointestinal problems	Gastrointestinal problems				Musculoskeletal diseases
Chronic pain	Diabetes					Chronic pain
Gastrointestinal problems
Structural coefficients
M on SH	M on SH	M on FL	M on SH			M on FL
FL on SH	FL on SH
	M on FL

M – Morbidity. SH – Subjective health. FL – Functional limitation. ARS – Allergies, respiratory and skin problems.

Significant differences (p<0.05) were found for the parameters included in the table.