Table 7.
Comparison of the statistical characteristics of particular dimensions of the general and specific QOL and LIA in the subgroups of patients who are active smokers and non-smokers
| Scale | Active smokers (n =49)
|
Non-smokers (n =51)
|
P-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | SD | Me | Range | X | SD | Me | Range | ||
| SF-36 | |||||||||
| Physical dimension | 52.88 | 24.40 | 58 | 8–95 | 51.49 | 20.35 | 56 | 6–92 | 0.510 |
| Mental dimension | 32.24 | 14.00 | 36 | 4–56 | 32.08 | 12.83 | 35 | 1–54 | 0.997 |
| SGRQ | |||||||||
| Symptoms | 61.91 | 22.81 | 58 | 6–97 | 54.91 | 19.62 | 59 | 6–96 | 0.170 |
| Activity | 51.20 | 18.86 | 48 | 5–81 | 45.41 | 16.23 | 49 | 5–79 | 0.170 |
| Impact | 49.49 | 29.64 | 54 | 0–99 | 42.22 | 25.96 | 39 | 0–97 | 0.109 |
| Global score | 52.56 | 26.59 | 58 | 3–97 | 47.77 | 22.48 | 47 | 1–92 | 0.160 |
| AIS | |||||||||
| Score | 21.24 | 7.09 | 20 | 8–35 | 23.61 | 5.48 | 24 | 10–35 | 0.073 |
Abbreviations: X, mean value; SD, standard deviations; Me, median value; P, the level of significance; SF-36, Short Form-36 Health Survey; SGRQ, St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire; AIS, Acceptance of Illness Scale; QOL, quality of life; LIA, the level of illness acceptance.