Table 3.
Patient characteristics and mean PCS and MCS scores (SD) according to patient characteristics
| # | % | PCS | MCS | ||
| Total | 136 | 100 | 45.4 (10.6) | 48.2 (11.1) | |
| Gender | Male Female |
72 64 |
53 47 | 47.3 (10.1) 43.3 (10.9)a | 50.7 (9.4) 45.3 (12.2)b |
| Education | <12 years ≥12 years |
28 108 | 21 79 | 40.8 (10.9) 46.6 (10.3)b | 45.9 (12.0) 48.7 (10.8) |
| Currently employed | No Yes |
74 62 |
54 46 | 42.4 (10.7) 49.0 (9.4)c | 47.5 (11.7) 48.9 (10.3) |
| Physical activityd | ≤once/week >once/week | 44 92 |
32 68 | 41.8 (11.4) 47.1 (9.9)b | 44.6 (12.3) 49.9 (10.1)b |
| History of cancer | Yes | 65 | 48 | 43.8 (10.1) | 47.7 (10.4) |
| No | 71 | 52 | 46.9 (11.0) | 48.6 (11.7) | |
| Number of chronic conditionse | <2 ≥2 |
76 60 |
56 44 | 48.8 (9.9) 41.1 (10.0)c | 49.7 (8.8) 46.2 (13.3) |
| History of depression | Yes | 36 | 26 | 40.3 (10.3) | 41.9 (10.6) |
| No | 100 | 74 | 47.2 (10.2)c | 50.4 (10.4)c | |
| ALT | ≥100 | 26 | 20 | 42.0 (10.1) | 49.9 (9.4) |
| <100 | 107 | 80 | 46.4 (10.6) | 47.8 (11.3) | |
| History of heavy alcohol usef | Yes | 49 | 36 | 42.6 (11.1) | 45.1 (11.7) |
| No | 87 | 64 | 47.0 (10.1)a | 49.9 (10.4)a |
a p < 0.05 b p < 0.01 c p < .001. Numbers shown are for total sample, although actual number varies slightly for individual scales.
d patients with high levels of physical activity participated in activities such as walking, jogging, active sports, aerobic exercises, and heavy physical activity at work more than once a week
e includes heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, lung disease, thyroid disease, arthritis, asthma, stroke or transitional ischemic attack, Crohn's disease, colitis, ulcers, and psoriasis
f >2 drinks of beer, wine, or liquor per day, on average, for men, and >1 drink per day for women.