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. 2018 Feb 12;2018:2538532. doi: 10.1155/2018/2538532

Table 3.

Comparison of HRQoL domains by demographic characteristics.

Demographics Physical health component score Mental health component score Composite score
n Mean rank Test statistics P value n Mean rank Test statistics P value n Mean rank Test statistics P value
Gender Male = 178 203.12 16087.00a 0.055 Male = 178 200.31 16588.000a 0.145 Male = 178 202.06 16276.500a 0.081
Female = 204 181.36 Female = 204 183.81 Female = 204 182.29
Marital status Married = 224 184.64 15424.50a 0.708 Married = 224 187.46 14793.000a 0.309 Married = 224 185.59 15211.500a 0.554
Unmarried = 141 180.39 Unmarried = 141 175.91 Unmarried = 141 178.88
Age 18–30 yrs = 206 197.57 19.384b 0.001 18–30 yrs = 206 193.63 16.187b 0.003 18–30 yrs = 206 196.03 18.049b 0.001
31–40 yrs = 119 191.49 31–40 yrs = 119 189.54 31–40 yrs = 119 189.93
41–50 yrs = 39 199.97 41–50 yrs = 39 214.88 41–50 yrs = 39 208.09
More than 50 yrs = 16 79.12 More than 50 yrs = 16 102.41 more than 50 yrs = 16 88.12
Qualification Illiterate = 64 161.10 7.523b 0.111 Illiterate = 64 150.87 10.857b 0.028 Illiterate = 64 154.77 9.412b 0.052
Primary = 129 192.40 Primary = 129 200.18 Primary = 129 195.74
Matric = 151 197.98 Matric = 151 196.83 Matric = 151 197.78
Intermediate = 37 216.14 Intermediate = 37 208.64 Intermediate = 37 214.78
Job status Employed = 146 210.33 11.408b 0.010 Employed = 146 208.06 7.235b 0.065 Employed = 146 209.50 9.317b 0.025
Unemployed = 117 185.68 Unemployed = 117 183.38 Unemployed = 117 184.53
House keeper = 111 179.48 House keeper = 111 182.85 House keeper = 111 180.74
Retired = 8 99.75 Retired = 8 128.12 Retired = 8 114.25
Cigarette smoking Smoker = 86 196.30 12315.50a 0.647 Smoker = 86 198.03 12166.000a 0.533 Smoker = 86 195.16 12413.000a 0.727
Nonsmoker = 296 190.11 Nonsmoker = 296 189.60 Nonsmoker = 296 190.44
Current salary Rs. < 10,000 = 92 154.32 21.683b 0.000 Rs. < 10,000 = 92 162.47 14.369b 0.002 Rs. < 10,000 = 92 156.36 18.205b 0.000
Rs. 10–20,000 = 214 203.99 Rs. 10–20,000 = 214 208.01 Rs. 10–20,000 = 214 207.04
Rs. 21–35,000 = 64 216.77 Rs. 21–35,000 = 64 188.66 Rs. 21–35,000 = 64 202.10
Rs. 36–50,000 = 12 119.08 Rs. 36–50,000 = 12 134.67 Rs. 36–50,000 = 12 127.29
Duration of illness <1 Y = 329 191.27 9.744b 0.021 <1 Y = 329 191.23 3.765b 0.288 <1 Y = 329 191.18 6.850b 0.077
1.1–2 Y = 46 205.03 1.1–2 Y = 46 198.62 1.1–2 Y = 46 202.37
2.1–3 Y = 3 226.83 2.1–3 Y = 3 239.67 2.1–3 Y = 3 238.00
>10 Y = 4 28.25 >10 Y = 4 95.88 >10 Y = 4 57.75
Duration of treatment <1 month = 111 99.08 145.056b 0.000 <1 month = 111 111.42 139.812b 0.000 <1 month = 111 100.40 152.007b 0.000
1–3 months = 130 189.25 1–3 months = 130 171.53 1–3 months = 130 182.19
4–6 months = 104 260.94 4–6 months = 104 274.74 4–6 months = 104 269.16
7–9 months = 18 298.25 7–9 months = 18 272.75 7–9 months = 18 288.33
10–12 months = 13 280.04 10–12 months = 13 272.04 10–12 months = 13 282.42
>13 months = 6 234.25 >13 months = 6 244.50 >13 months = 6 245.00
Phase of treatment Baseline = 109 97.85 137.859b 0.000 Baseline = 109 109.56 135.088b 0.000 Baseline = 109 98.75 146.589b 0.000
Initial phase = 133 192.53 Initial phase = 133 175.21 Initial phase = 133 185.73
Continuous phase = 140 263.44 Continuous phase = 140 270.76 Continuous phase = 140 269.19
Type of treatment Self-administered = 197 182.46 16441.500a 0.099 Self-administered = 197 192.17 18090.000a 0.902 Self-administered = 197 187.50 17435.000a 0.465
DOT = 185 201.13 DOT = 185 190.78 DOT = 185 195.76

aMann–Whitney test; bKruskal–Wallis test (P ≥ 0.05).