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. 2015 Dec 8;47(4):498–504. doi: 10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30136-1

Table 3.

Variables associated with quality of life in the total score for the initial HHS: mean score and statistical significance (p-value), 2011.

Variables Total
Mean (sd) p

  • Age

  • From 20 to 60 years From 61 to 99 years

  • 33.4 (1.5)

  • 40.7 (1.6)

 0.17
Ethnicity White Others

  • 34.5 (1.4)

  • 38.2 (1.8)

 0.66
Retired Yes No

  • 32.9 (1.7)

  • 37.7 (1.5)

 0.38

  • Needing help

  • Yes

  • No

  • 32.4 (1.4)

  • 49.7 (1.2)

 < 0.01

  • Receiving benefit

  • Yes

  • No

  • 38.5 (1.1)

  • 35.5 (1.6)

 0.66

  • Income

  • 1 to 2 minimum salaries

  • 2 to 3 minimum salaries More than

  • 3 minimum salaries

  • 37.2 (1.6)

  • 34.0 (1.1)

  • 32.8 (2.0)

 0.80

Source: Data from this investigation.