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 4

Mean PCS and MCS decrements associated with a chronic physical health condition, a chronic mental health condition, or comorbid conditions (all are compared to healthy reference group).

	Incremental decrement	Males	Incremental decrement	Females
		Total decrement		Total decrement
PCS
≥1 chronic physical health condition only	−6.6 (−7.3,−5.6)	−11.1 (−12.5,−9.8)	−7.7 (−8.6,−6.6)	−12.4 (−12.7,−10.1)
Addition of ≥1 chronic mental health condition	−4.7 (−6.1,−3.4)		−3.9 (−5.1,−2.7)
≥1 chronic mental health condition only	−0.9 (−2.8,−1.4)	−11.1 (−12.5,−9.8)	−0.5 (−2.7,−3.3)	−12.4 (−12.7,−10.1)
Addition of ≥1 chronic physical health condition	−10.4 (−12.5,−8.3)		−11.7 (−14.5,−8.8)
MCS
≥1 chronic physical health condition only	−1.9 (−2.9,−0.9)	−15.5 (−16.9,−14.0)	−2.3 (−3.4,−1.2)	−15.4 (−16.8,−14.3)
Addition of ≥1 chronic mental health condition	−13.8 (−15.2,−12.4)		−13.3 (−14.5,−12.1)
≥1 chronic mental health condition only	−11.5 (−13.5,−9.5)	−15.5 (−16.9,−14.0)	−12.1 (−14.9,−9.2)	−15.4 (−16.8,−14.3)
Addition of ≥1 chronic physical health condition	−4.2 (−6.4,−2.0)		−3.5 (−6.4,−0.6)