For women, the same results were found (Table 6). Increased adjusted pattern A score was associated with reduced HRQoL score for all four dimensions studied whatever the age group. Increased adjusted pattern B score was associated with some age groups for the SF-36 PCS (55–59 years: -3.9, p<0.0001; 60–64 years: -2.8, p<0.0001) and the DUKE Phys (55–59 years: -7.8, p<0.0001; ≥ 70 years: -9.0, p = 0.0006). This association tended to decrease for the SF-36 PCS (55–59 years: -3.9; 60–64 years, -2.8; ≥70 years: -2.3), whereas this decrease was maximal for the extreme age groups for the DUKE Phys (55–59 years: -7.8; ≤70 years: -9.0).