TABLE VI _ Quality of Life Experienced by Women and Men (N = 171) WOMEN (n = 74) MEN (n = 97) T VALUE INSTRUMENTS AND COMPONENTS/SCALES MEAN (SD) MEAN (SD) (DF = 169) P VALUE SF-36 (0 = low Qol, 100 = high QOL) The Physical Component Score (PCS)* 48.5 (5.7) 51.1 (7.4) -2.50 0.01 The Mental Component Score (MCS) 48.2 (7.6) 51.4 (7.5) -2.74 0.007 Physical Functioning (PF) 51.3 (23.7) 58.6 (24.1) -1.98 0.049 Role-Physical (RP) 4.7 (14.1) 12.6 (23.7) -2.54+ 0.007 Bodily Pain (BP) 57.6 (26.2) 62.5 (27.3) 0.24 General Health (GH) 51.1 (17.6) 54.2 (20.1) 0.30 Vitality (VT) 39.8 (19.0) 47.5 (23.2) -2.315 0.02 Social Functioning (SF) 61.0 (27.4) 66.1 (23.2) 0.19 Role-Emotional (RE) 27.5 (39.5) 37.8 (42.7) 0.11 Mental Health (MH) 62.3 (22.9) 72.7 (20.1) -3.15 0.002 QLI (0 = low QOL, 30 = high QOL) Total Scale 20.1 (3.5) 21.2 (3.6) -2.06 0.04 Health Functioning 17.9 (4.1) 19.3 (4.6) -1.99 0.049 Socioeconomic 22.6 (3.6) 22.9 (3.7) 0.58 Psychologic spiritual 19.6 (4.6) 21.1 (4.3) -2.10 0.04 Family (/=69 women and 94 men) 25.6 (4.7) 26.0 (3.9) 0.51 "PCS = PF, RP, BP, GH. MCS = VT. SF, RE, MH. +of= 161. $of= 168. Qol = Quality of life; QL/, Quality-of-Life Index-Cardiac Version. Kristofferzon, M., Lofmark, R., & Carlsson, M. (2005). Perceived coping, social support, and quality of life 1 month after myocardial infarction: A comparison between Swedish women and men. Heart & Lung, 34(1), p. 47