Table 2.
Health-related quality of life differences by age group.
| Age | t | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Younger (<50) (n = 734) | Older (≥50) (n = 456) | |||
| PWB | 19.45 ± 4.385 | 19.32 ± 4.798 | 0.217 | 0.614 |
| SWB | 16.14 ± 5.519 | 16.28 ± 5.214 | 0.182 | 0.670 |
| EWB | 13.92 ± 4.416 | 14.67 ± 4.475 | 8.623 | 0.003 |
| FWB | 12.80 ± 5.515 | 13.72 ± 5.746 | 7.656 | 0.006 |
| BCS | 21.32 ± 4.622 | 21.90 ± 4.849 | 4.337 | 0.038 |
| Total | 83.63 ± 16.211 | 85.88 ± 17.244 | 5.215 | 0.023 |
PWB, physical well-being; SWB, social well-being; EWB, emotional well-being; FWB, functional well-being; BCS, breast cancer subscale (Higher scores represent better health-related quality of life).