"Gender studies at home aged 65 and older urban areas, the difference in the depression in the elderly by identifying the common goal of ""active aging"" to achieve the desired direction according to the gender of the elderly men were held to discuss the life lower satisfaction, life if you are engaged in paid work careers, physical function(mobility) is low, if you do not attend religious meetings, if ranked in order of subjective health status was bad significantly higher (p<.050) for women aged The lower life satisfaction, subjective health was bad, if answered, do not play in group exercise, smoking, current smoking group, pain was significantly higher in the case (p<.050). From the above results, when viewed, the gender difference in depression recognition of the relevant factors and aging-related services, and senior health policy-related factors when applying the difference between healthy and successful aging if you will be able to achieve. Key words : Elderly, Depression, Gender"