Table 3.

Mean Comparisons of Loneliness and Quality of Life Scores Based on Chronic Illness Diagnosis

Variable		n	UCLA, mean	SD	t	P	QOL, mean	SD	t	P
Hypertension	Yes	55	49.00	4.44	0.267	0.79	25.14	4.83	1.01	0.31
	No	5	49.60	8.26			27.40	3.78

Hyperlipidemia	Yes	45	49.64	4.11	1.69	0.1	26.73	5.03	1.33	0.19
	No	15	47.26	6.17			24.86	3.71

Heart disease	Yes	41	50.15	4.10	2.75	0.01^a	25.55	4.99	0.25	0.8
	No	19	46.68	5.34			25.22	4.38

Arthritis	Yes	32	48.79	4.12	0.46	0.65	24.31	5.42	1.79	0.08
	No	28	49.36	5.47			26.48	3.67

Diabetes	Yes	22	49.90	4.38	1.06	0.29	25.57	4.43	0.51	0.61
	No	38	48.55	4.96			24.91	5.39

Lung disease	Yes	21	51.05	4.27	2.48	0.02^b	26.17	3.99	1.90	0.06
	No	39	47.97	4.72			23.76	5.74

Mood disorder	Yes	20	51.15	4.13	2.52	0.02^b	23.90	5.82	1.67	0.1
	No	40	50.05	4.78			26.04	4.05

Stroke	Yes	11	49.90	5.20	0.66	0.51	22.68	6.06	2.09	0.04^b
	No	49	51.00	4.57			25.92	4.29

Cancer (excluding skin)	Yes	10	49.80	5.26	0.54	0.59	23.65	4.89	1.22	0.23
	No	50	48.90	5.58			25.66	4.72

Obesity (BMI ≥ 30)	Yes	24	49.21	5.53	0.21	0.83	23.89	5.98	1.93	<0.01^a
	No	36	48.94	4.27			26.27	3.54

BMI = body mass index; QOL = quality of life; SD = standard deviation; t = t-test values; UCLA = University of California, Los Angeles Loneliness Scale (version 3).

Significant at the 0.01 level.

Significant at the 0.05 level.

Note: Equal variances are assumed.