[Table/Fig-1]:
Correlation and relationship between QoL before and three months after surgery according to the demographic characteristics.
| Demographic Items | N (%) | QoL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | p-value | After | p-value | ||
| Gender: | |||||
| Male | 54(36%) | 65.36±28.35 | p= 0.234* |
76.32±26.22 | p= 0.241* |
| Female | 96(64%) | 68.11±29.24 | 78.32±27.30 | ||
| Literacy: | |||||
| Under diploma |
59(39.3%) | 66.54±26.15 | p= 0.321* |
75.33±24.12 | p= 0.125* |
| Diploma and over |
91(60.7) | 68.11±29.24 | 78.11±22.24 | ||
| Income: | |||||
| ≤20.000.000 Rials |
119(79.3%) | 64.33±25.18 | p= 0.214* |
75.23±22.32 | p= 0.124 |
| ≥20.000.000 Rials |
31(20.7%) | 67.11±22.21 | 77.21±19.20 | ||
| Marital status: | |||||
| Single | 84(56%) | 65.20±19.18 | p= 0.120** |
75.33±20.02 | p= 0.112** |
| Married | 56(37.3%) | 67.13±20.20 | 79.20±17.02 | ||
| Divorced | 7(4.7%) | 64.03±21.15 | 78.23±21.02 | ||
| Widow | 3(2%) | 67.10±20.11 | 76.15±18.21 | ||
*t-test; not significant difference
**ANOVA; not significant difference