Variable | Category | n | PCS | MCS | ||
M ± SD | t/F | M ± SD | t/F | |||
Age | 65 - 74 | 202 | 47.6 ± 6.8 | 5.855*** | 51.9 ± 4.8 | 1.678 |
75- | 405 | 44.0 ± 7.9 | 51.1 ± 6.4 | |||
Gender | Male | 282 | 45.7 ± 7.3 | 1.486 | 51.6 ± 5.7 | 0.591 |
Female | 331 | 44.7 ± 8.1 | 51.3 ± 6.1 | |||
Household structure | Live alone | 107 | 45.2 ± 8.6 | −0.032 | 52.0 ± 5.7 | 1.146 |
Do not live alone | 500 | 45.2 ± 7.5 | 51.3 ± 5.9 | |||
Economic affluence | Not affluent | 68 | 42.3 ± 8.2 | 4.496**a | 49.9 ± 7.3 | 7.116***b |
Not really affluent | 202 | 44.8 ± 7.4 | 50.4 ± 6.0 | |||
Slightly affluent | 290 | 46.0 ± 7.5 | 52.1 ± 5.4 | |||
Quite affluent | 43 | 45.9 ± 8.6 | 53.6 ± 4.8 | |||
Have a job | Yes | 184 | 45.4 ± 7.4 | 0.347 | 52.3 ± 5.7 | 2.509* |
No | 427 | 45.1 ± 7.8 | 51.0 ± 6.0 | |||
Years of residence | <56.5 | 270 | 45.9 ± 7.4 | 2.156* | 51.6 ± 5.7 | 0.775 |
≥56.5 | 258 | 44.4 ± 8.0 | 51.2 ± 6.2 | |||
Education Level | Elementary and middle school | 173 | 43.4 ± 7.7 | 7.806***c | 51.4 ± 6.3 | 0.175 |
High school | 318 | 45.5 ± 7.7 | 51.6 ± 5.8 | |||
College | 73 | 47.3 ± 6.8 | 51.2 ± 4.9 | |||
Have a Religion | Yes | 249 | 45.0 ± 7.7 | −0.289 | 51.3 ± 5.8 | −0.375 |
No | 350 | 45.2 ± 7.7 | 51.5 ± 6.0 |