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Table 3 Comparison of eight domains and total score of SF-36 scale between Bai minority elderly in Yunnan province (mean ± SD)

From: Associations among health-promoting lifestyle, self-care agency and health-related quality of life in Bai older adults with hypertension in Yunnan China

Domain

60–64 year group

65-69year group

70-74year group

75-79year group

80 and aboveyear group

P value

Total sample

PF

91.55 ± 12.50

86.88 ± 14.48

83.71 ± 15.04

78.85 ± 18.95

68.52 ± 19.57 a

< 0.001

83.56 ± 17.28

RP

70.69 ± 43.02

72.44 ± 41.44

69.85 ± 44.19

62.82 ± 46.60

61.33 ± 48.17

0.372

68.38 ± 44.22

BP

77.59 ± 17.31

74.04 ± 17.20

77.35 ± 18.23

72.98 ± 18.62

75.86 ± 19.97

0.307

75.66 ± 18.08

GH

60.38 ± 17.00

57.31 ± 18.05

58.32 ± 17.40

54.28 ± 17.55

54.17 ± 18.09

0.086

57.35 ± 17.67

VT

54.87 ± 13.96

55.51 ± 12.52

57.99 ± 12.56

56.54 ± 14.17

53.91 ± 14.46

0.322

55.82 ± 13.45

SF

55.50 ± 17.31

52.24 ± 16.55

53.74 ± 17.13

50.00 ± 18.68

48.63 ± 17.27

0.068

52.49 ± 17.41

RE

72.70 ± 38.72

69.80 ± 40.59

67.35 ± 44.35

67.52 ± 45.58

61.98 ± 47.09

0.587

68.57 ± 42.66

MH

57.97 ± 11.33

60.21 ± 12.86

60.04 ± 11.23

57.79 ± 11.23

55.38 ± 11.41

0.057

58.57 ± 11.77

Physical health

77.75 ± 19.78

74.60 ± 17.66

74.21 ± 18.61

67.74 ± 20.22

65.26 ± 22.38 a

< 0.001

72.90 ± 19.90

Mental health

49.28 ± 16.37

49.63 ± 20.18

50.19 ± 19.59

50.30 ± 18.74

48.01 ± 18.94

0.952

49.55 ± 18.71

Total score of SF-36 scale

67.65 ± 12.22

66.05 ± 13.24

66.04 ± 14.20

62.60 ± 14.59

59.97 ± 14.80 a

0.002

65.05 ± 13.84

  1. adenotes statistical significance compared with other age groups