Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients included in the study (n=219)
| Variable | All patients (n=219) |
Low HRQOLa (n=111) |
High HRQOLb (n=108) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female, n (%) | 81 (37.0) | 43 (38.7) | 38 (35.2) | 0.586 |
| Age, mean ± SD | 34.1±11.2 | 34.7±11.9 | 33.4±10.4 | 0.396 |
| Educational level, n (%) | 0.978 | |||
| Middle school | 52 (23.7) | 27 (24.3) | 25 (23.1) | |
| High school | 62 (28.3) | 31 (27.9) | 31 (28.7) | |
| College | 105 (47.9) | 53 (47.7) | 52 (48.1) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | 0.129 | |||
| Single | 81 (37.0) | 39 (35.1) | 42 (38.9) | |
| Married | 134 (61.2) | 68 (61.3) | 66 (61.1) | |
| Divorced | 4 (1.8) | 4 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Procreation status, n (%) | 0.961 | |||
| Childless | 99 (45.2) | 50 (45.0) | 49 (45.4) | |
| Have children | 120 (54.8) | 61 (55.0) | 59 (54.6) | |
| Employment status, n (%) | 0.028 | |||
| Unemployment | 40 (18.3) | 23 (20.7) | 17 (15.7) | |
| Previous employment | 48 (21.9) | 31 (27.9) | 17 (15.7) | |
| Current employment | 131 (59.8) | 57 (51.4) | 74 (68.5) | |
| Type of medical costs, n (%) | 0.207 | |||
| Self-pay | 128 (58.4) | 60 (54.1) | 68 (63.0) | |
| Medical insurance | 91 (41.6) | 51 (45.9) | 40 (37.0) | |
| Proportion of medical costs relative to personal income, n (%) | 0.003 | |||
| <50% | 152 (69.4) | 67 (60.4) | 85 (78.7) | |
| ≥50% | 67 (30.6) | 44 (39.6) | 23 (21.3) | |
Notes:
a
IBDQ total scores were lower or equal to the median level of IBDQ scores.
b
IBDQ total scores were more than the median level of IBDQ scores. Median IBDQ total scores =173.
Abbreviations: HRQOL, health-related quality of life; SD, standard deviation; IBDQ, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire.