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Table 3 Subjective well-being of the elderly with and without coronavirus

From: Subjective well-being predicts Covid-19 risk in the elderly: a case–control study

Well-being Components

Case (N = 90)

Control (N = 90)

95% CI

p.value

Emotional

35.57 ± 8.04

39.84 ± 5.43

-6.29. -2.26

0.001

 Positive emotions

13.61 ± 4.27

16.18 ± 3.90

-3.77, -1.36

0.002

 Negative emotions

23.67 ± 2.66

21.96 ± 4.48

-2..79, -0.625

0.001

Psychological

62.38 ± 14.93

62.11 ± 10.57

-3.539, 4.072

0.890

 Self-acceptance

9.41 ± 3.86

9.26 ± 2.61

-0.814, 1.125

0.752

 Purpose in life

11.71 ± 2,42

11.80 ± 2.35

-0.791, 0.614

0.803

 Environmental mastery

10.01 ± 3.64

10.22 ± 3.06

-1.20, 0.78

0.675

 Positive relations with others

8.63 ± 3.44

8.58 ± 2.44

-0.824, 0.935

0.901

 Personal growth

11.73 ± 3.93

11.04 ± 3.21

-0.368, 1.746

0.200

 Autonomy

10.88 ± 3.83

11.21 ± 1.97

-1.23, 0.563

0.464

Social

51.66 ± 11.50

54.02 ± 7.30

-5.201, 0.468

0.101

 Social coherence

10.43 ± 4.12

11.58 ± 3.05

-2.212, -0.77

0.036

 Social integration

9.64 ± 4.25

10.32 ± 2.63

-1.718, 0.362

0.200

 Social acceptance

11.93 ± 2.61

11.48 ± 2.52

-0.301, 1.212

0.236

 Social contribution

8.10 ± 2.31

7.56 ± 2.06

-0.100, 1.189

0.097

 Social actualization

11.54 ± 3.10

13.09 ± 1.98

-2.311, -0.778

0.001

Total subjective well-being

149.60 ± 20.23

155.98 ± 13.71

-11.468, -1.288

0.014

  1. Independent T-test