Musculoskeletal Factors and Geriatric Syndromes Related to the Absence of Musculoskeletal Degenerative Disease in Elderly People Aged over 70 Years

Table 3

QOL (SF-36) in patients without (group N) and with (group D) MSD.

Variables	Group N	Group D	value
PF	90.6 (12.3)	82.2 (18.0)	<0.001
RF	86.1 (19.2)	81.9 (23.0)	NS
BP	74.6 (24.8)	70.0 (21.6)	NS
GH	66.1 (15.3)	59.1 (19.0)	<0.05
VT	71.9 (18.1)	67.2 (16.9)	<0.05
SF	93.1 (12.1)	89.6 (16.7)	NS
RE	88.9 (17.9)	84.8 (23.4)	NS
MH	80.5 (16.4)	77.7 (16.0)	NS
PCS	48.6 (9.9)	44.9 (12.5)	<0.05
MCS	54.9 (7.2)	53.5 (7.7)	NS

QOL: quality of life, PF: physical functioning, RP: role-physical, BP: bodily pain, GH: general health perception, VT: vitality, SF: social functioning, RE: role-emotional, MH: mental health, PCS: physical component summary, MCS: mental component summary, NS: not significant. Bold indicates significance.