Table 2.
Selected quality of life and social engagement scale items by gender and drinking pattern for 50+ adults in South Africa
| |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime abstainers (%) | Low risk drinkers (%) | At risk drinkers (%) | Statistic | |
|
Social engagement items |
|
|
|
|
| Regular public meeting attendance |
22.6 |
12.7 |
21.6 |
F=1.78, p=0.17 |
| Regular community improvement activities |
26.8 |
12.3 |
29.7 |
F=2.93, p=0.05 |
| Regular religious activity attendance |
82.7 |
78.2 |
52.5 |
F=4.84, p<0.01 |
| |
Men |
|||
|
Quality of life items |
|
|
|
|
| Satisfied with health |
69.1 |
61.9 |
56.0 |
F=1.72, p=0.18 |
| Satisfied with self |
83.5 |
77.8 |
68.6 |
F=2.91, p=0.06 |
| Satisfied with money |
15.1 |
14.7 |
7.0 |
F=1.89, p=0.15 |
|
Social engagement items |
|
|
|
|
| Regular club/group meeting attendance |
41.2 |
27.9 |
39.8 |
F=2.57, p=0.08 |
| Regular visits from friends |
74.9 |
84.2 |
81.6 |
F=2.55, p=0.08 |
| Regular visits to/from other neighborhoods |
62.6 |
77.5 |
74.7 |
F=5.20, p<0.01 |
| Regular religious activity attendance | 82.8 | 63.6 | 49.2 | F=11.52, p<0.001 |