Table 3.
Comorbidities affecting MSSS and WHOQOL-BREF scores.
| Questionnaires | Diabetes | Hypertension | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | p-Value | Yes | No | p-Value | ||
| MSSS | MSSS total score | 65.5 (36.6) | 72.5 (33.1) | N/S | ↑ 79.7 (28.5) | ↓ 57.4 (34.0) | <0.01 |
| 5-item MSSS-5 score | 55.7 (36.3) | 68.9 (34.0) | N/S | ↑ 72.6 (31.8) | ↓ 55.5 (33.2) | <0.01 | |
| Tangible Support Subscale | 55.7 (35.6) | 64.9 (34.5) | N/S | ↑ 70.9 (31.6) | ↓ 49.2 (33.0) | <0.02 | |
| Emotional/Informational Support Subscale | 52.0 (37.9) | 66.7 (38.1) | N/S | 68.1 (35.8) | 56.1 (39.0) | N/S | |
| Affectionate Support Subscale | 50.4 (38.8) | 63.3 (36.5) | N/S | 67.2 (36.0) | 49.6 (32.8) | N/S | |
| Positive Social Interaction Subscale | 55.9 (36.0) | 66.8 (33.2) | N/S | ↑ 71.5 (31.4) | ↓ 53.1 (31.3) | <0.03 | |
| WHOQOL-BREF | Physical health Domain | 11.5 (1.9) | 12.0 (1.7) | N/S | 12.0 (1.8) | 11.7 (1.6) | N/S |
| Psychological health Domain | 11.9 (2.1) | 12.7 (2.5) | N/S | 12.7 (2.2) | 11.9 (2.7) | N/S | |
| Social Relationship Domain | ↓ 11.9 (3.5) | ↑ 14.1 (2.8) | <0.01 | 13.8 (2.9) | 12.7 (3.6) | N/S | |
| Environment Domain | ↓ 12.6 (2.4) | ↑ 13.9 (2.3) | <0.04 | 13.6 (2.4) | 13.5 (2.4) | N/S | |
MSSS—Modified Social Support Survey; MSSS-5—5-item MSSS version; WHOQOL-BREF—World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire. N/S p > 0.05.