Health-Related Quality of Life and Preferred Health-Seeking Institutions among Rural Elderly Individuals with and without Chronic Conditions: A Population-Based Study in Guangdong Province, China

Table 3

HRQL of the rural elderly subjects in Guangdong Province.

Short Form-36	Total sample	Chronic condition	No chronic condition	𝑃 value
PF (physical functioning)	82.4±17.2	76.2±16.4	83.3±21.6	0.002
RP (role functioning physical)	41.2±19.3	37.6±8.5	48.7±16.9	0.000
BP (bodily pain)	59.6±16.8	51.1±12.6	63.4±17.8	0.000
GH (general health perceptions)	57.3±14.5	53.6±12.5	60.4±14.8	0.001
VT (vitality)	55.2±18.6	52.4±10.6	60.1±12.6	0.000
SF (social functioning)	59.6±19.4	56.4±9.5	61.9±13.1	0.007
RE (emotional role functioning)	43.5±12.5	41.6±7.3	51.6±9.7	0.000
MH (mental health)	60.2±20.7	57.5±10.7	62.9±12.2	0.006