Table 3.
Differences of quality of life in different chronic condition with independent t-test
| Dimension of QOL Category | RP | PF | BP | VT | MH | RE | SF | GH | PCS | MCS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No chronic | Mean | 32.91 | 58.41 | 54.43 | 12.91 | 15.61 | 16.18 | 26.47 | 27.61 | 43.48 | 17.64 |
| condition(n = 518) | (SD) | (40.4) | (28.5) | (27.6) | (8.1) | (8.7) | (19.3) | 13.3) | (15.3) | (14.0) | (6.3) |
| One or more | Mean | 27.99 | 60.85 | 59.03 | 10.89 | 13.68 | 15.40 | 28.57 | 22.75 | 42.64 | 17.64 |
| chronic condition | (SD) | (36.7) | (27.8) | (30.0) | (7.6) | (7.7) | (18.8) | (15.3) | (14.1) | (13.1) | (6.3) |
| (n = 453) | t | -1.55 | 1.06 | 1.99 | -3.13 | -2.85 | -0.50 | 1.82 | -4.03 | -0.84 | -0.67 |
| Sig. | 0.120 | 0.289 | 0.046 | 0.002 | 0.005 | 0.613 | 0.068 | 0.001 | 0.458 | 0.501 | |
| Respiratory | Mean | 22.46 | 52.56 | 63.30 | 9.80 | 12.25 | 11.30 | 13.27 | 20.50 | 39.70 | 16.77 |
| disorders (n = 177) | (SD) | (32.8) | (27.1) | (25.6) | (7.3) | (7.70) | (17.1) | (13.1) | (12.7) | (13.0) | (4.9) |
| t | -2.61 | -2.36 | 2.93 | -3.54 | -3.75 | -2.86 | 4.89 | -4.14 | -2.85 | -1.72 | |
| Sig. | 0.009 | 0.018 | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.006 | 0.085 | |
| Musculo- skeletal | Mean | 14.39 | 50.30 | 61.36 | 9.73 | 14.35 | 13.02 | 30.81 | 24.48 | 37.63 | 16.98 |
| disorders | (SD) | (19.7) | (24.7) | (22.6) | (7.0) | (9.2) | (14.5) | (11.5) | (14.9) | (8.8) | (5.0) |
| (n = 38) | t | -2.36 | -1.49 | 0.87 | -1.58 | -0.15 | -0.72 | 1.08 | -0.20 | -2.09 | -0.46 |
| Sig. | 0.018 | 0.135 | 0.389 | 0.114 | 0.880 | 0.472 | 0.279 | 0.839 | 0.036 | 0.600 | |
| Cardio- vascular | Mean | 28.38 | 59.71 | 56.73 | 10.68 | 13.76 | 15.96 | 29.38 | 24.25 | 40.68 | 17.47 |
| disorders | (SD) | (38.7) | (28.8) | (29.70) | (7.4) | (7.6) | (18.41) | (14.6) | (13.3) | (13.6) | (4.8) |
| (n = 143) | t | -0.46 | -1.96 | -0.18 | -1.74 | -1.12 | 0.36 | 1.01 | -0.59 | -1.52 | 0.03 |
| Sig. | 0.644 | 0.050 | 0.855 | 0.081 | 0.262 | 0.715 | 0.311 | 0.554 | 0.127 | 0.974 | |
| Diabetes | Mean | 33.87 | 58.27 | 53.07 | 9.95 | 12.58 | 18.81 | 27.66 | 21.60 | 42.18 | 17.23 |
| (n = 73) | (SD) | (40.7) | (29.5) | (34.8) | (7.0) | (8.1) | (19.9) | (15.9) | (14.5) | (12.6) | (4.3) |
| t | 0.84 | 0.21 | -1.17 | -1.98 | -1.94 | 1.49 | -0.28 | -1.88 | -0.18 | -0.32 | |
| Sig. | 0.399 | 0.829 | 0.239 | 0.047 | 0.052 | 0.135 | 0.774 | 0.060 | 0.857 | 0.749 | |
| Urinary or bowel | Mean | 27.73 | 54.68 | 65.87 | 11.22 | 12.85 | 16.4. | 30.11 | 19.50 | 42.56 | 17.65 |
| disorders | (SD) | (33.3) | (27.1) | (26.5) | (80.0 | (8.27) | ()18.0 | (15.8) | (12.5) | (11.7) | (5.8) |
| (n = 86) | t | -0.47 | -0.83 | 2.55 | -0.66 | -1.70 | 0.45 | 1.14 | -3.11 | 0.04 | 0.26 |
| Sig. | 0.638 | 0.407 | 0.011 | 0.504 | 0.089 | 0.653 | 0.252 | 0.002 | 0.964 | 0.788 | |
| Stroke | Mean | 18.75 | 21.87 | 70.31 | 4.87 | 8.54 | 10.41 | 38.43 | 15.82 | 31.69 | 15.24 |
| (n = 10) | (SD) | (25.8) | (23.74) | (29.07) | (5.45) | (5.4) | (15.2) | (12.8) | (13.61) | (9.2) | (3.0) |
| t | -0.82 | -3.60 | 1.32 | -2.52 | -1.92 | -0.74 | 2.07 | -1.76 | -2.25 | -1.01 | |
| Sig. | 0.411 | 0.001 | 0.186 | 0.012 | 0.054 | 0.456 | 0.039 | 0.078 | 0.024 | 0.313 | |