From: Social relationships and HRQL: A cross-sectional survey among older Italian adults
 | Variables |  | PCS | MCS |
---|---|---|---|---|
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES | Age | 60–74 | 45.24 (10.50) | 48.20 (10.82) |
 |  | 75+ | 37.72 (11.51) | 45.15 (12.07) |
 | Gender | male | 44.68 (10.97) | 48.92 (10.58) |
 |  | female | 41.42 (11.49) | 45.90 (11.71) |
CULTURAL-ECONOMIC VARIABLES | Educational level | no formal education | 38.15 (11.45) | 44.60 (11.96) |
 |  | primary | 43.65 (11.04) | 47.70 (11.12) |
 |  | secondary | 47.60 (9.94) | 49.73 (10.21) |
 |  | university | 48.57 (9.59) | 50.46 (9.83) |
 | Self assessment of household income | good | 47.49 (10.14) | 50.87 (9.81) |
 |  | adequate | 43.94 (11.08) | 48.41 (10.74) |
 |  | inadequate | 40.38 (11.57) | 44.80 (11.96) |
 |  | absolutely inadequate | 37.62 (11.61) | 40.18 (12.85) |
LIFESTYLE | Tobacco use | smoker | 46.15 (10.20) | 48.30 (10.95) |
 |  | former smoker | 43.60 (11.20) | 48.09 (11.02) |
 |  | non-smoker | 41.88 (11.53) | 46.65 (11.49) |
 | Regular physical activities | no | 41.83 (11.61) | 46.56 (11.57) |
 |  | yes | 47.24 (9.14) | 50.08 (9.70) |
SOCIAL NETWORKS | Marital status | married | 44.16 (10.93) | 48.11 (10.90) |
 |  | unmarried | 40.71 (11.78) | 45.79 (11.85) |
 | Living alone | no | 43.39 (11.24) | 47.67 (11.11) |
 |  | yes | 41.05 (11.66) | 45.73 (11.89) |
 | Distance too long between own home and relatives' home | no | 43.26 (11.29) | 47.67 (11.12) |
 |  | yes | 41.14 (11.62) | 45.37 (11.97) |
 | Frequency of seeing/meeting friends | I terzile | 38.93 (12.02) | 43.42 (12.49) |
 |  | II terzile | 42.18 (11.29) | 46.89 (11.23) |
 |  | III terzile | 44.69 (10.79) | 48.80 (10.58) |
 | Frequency of seeing/meeting family | I terzile | 41.72 (11.81) | 45.62 (12.07) |
 |  | II terzile | 42.22 (11.49) | 47.02 (11.31) |
 |  | III terzile | 43.89 (10.98) | 48.27 (10.77) |
 | Leisure time for spiritual activities in the last three months | no | 42.4 (11.54) | 46.87 (11.49) |
 |  | yes | 45.70 (9.90) | 49.51 (9.96) |
 | Leisure time for recreational activities in the last three months | no | 41.65 (11.51) | 46.45 (11.60) |
 |  | yes | 48.38 (8.91) | 50.81 (9.15) |
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA | Regional aggregate | North-West | 44.81 (10.84) | 48.10 (10.92) |
 |  | North-East | 44.14 (11.13) | 48.37 (11.18) |
 |  | Centre | 43.15 (11.30) | 46.95 (11.52) |
 |  | South | 41.09 (11.38) | 46.23 (11.26) |
 |  | Islands | 41.02 (12.01) | 46.64 (11.83) |
MEDICAL CONDITION AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES ACCESS/USE | Any disease in the last four weeks | no | 46.51 (10.16) | 49.69 (10.00) |
 |  | yes | 37.94 (11.08) | 43.93 (12.14) |
 | Reduced autonomy because of chronic disease | no | 45.7 (9.91) | 48.97 (10.31) |
 |  | yes, sometimes | 34.19 (9.47) | 42.66 (11.99) |
 |  | yes, often | 28.71 (8.82) | 37.95 (12.48) |
 | Chronic medical condition | none | 48.72 (9.16) | 50.87 (9.23) |
 |  | one chronic diseases | 44.18 (10.52) | 48.37 (10.58) |
 |  | more than one chronic diseases | 37.59 (11.09) | 43.72 (12.21) |
 | Drugs in the last two days | no | 48.99 (8.61) | 51.38 (8.62) |
 |  | yes | 40.05 (11.39) | 45.33 (11.89) |
 |  | I don't know | 42.93 (11.15) | 47.29 (10.89) |
 | Medical consultation | no | 45.49 (10.58) | 48.93 (10.51) |
 |  | yes | 38.97 (11.41) | 44.73 (12.00) |