Table 4.
Descriptive statistics (mean ± SD) of WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD, by degree of nicotine dependence, Uberaba, Brazil
| QOL | Very Low/Low | Medium | High/Very High | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| WHOQOL-BREF | |||||||
| Physical | 61.23 | 16.70 | 62.20 | 15.33 | 60.59 | 17.03 | 0.939 |
| Psychological | 64.61 | 13.40 | 67.01 | 13.79 | 63.51 | 16.91 | 0.666 |
| Social relationship | 69.81 | 15.13 | 75.00 | 15.73 | 68.39 | 15.33 | 0.254 |
| Environmental | 59.60 | 13.01 | 60.81 | 8.74 | 59.48 | 14.79 | 0.912 |
| WHOQOL-OLD | |||||||
| Sensory abilities | 66.94 | 23.36 | 70.05 | 26.13 | 66.38 | 23.05 | 0.829 |
| Autonomy | 62.32 | 14.10 | 61.72 | 15.56 | 64.87 | 17.15 | 0.693 |
| Past, present and future activities | 66.58 | 13.47 | 65.63 | 16.38 | 68.75 | 13.67 | 0.695 |
| Social participation | 61.87 | 14.97 | 64.32 | 16.84 | 63.36 | 13.02 | 0.757 |
| Death and Dying | 75.27 | 20.93 | 72.66 | 26.95 | 68.10 | 22.74 | 0.360 |
| Intimacy | 64.04 | 21.56 | 65.36 | 21.33 | 69.83 | 23.63 | 0.494 |