Table 3.
Differences in the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief scale (WHOQOL-BREF) domain scores between demographics characteristic.
| Characteristic | Physical | p-Value | Psychological | p-Value | Social Relationship | p-Value | Environmental | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||||
| Total | 50.8 | 13.2 | 62.4 | 11.5 | 52.3 | 10.2 | 64.3 | 10.1 | ||||
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Female | 49.4 | 13.7 | 0.07 | 60.2 | 12 | <0.01 | 51.7 | 11 | 0.98 | 63.1 | 10.7 | 0.03 |
| Male | 53.2 | 12.2 | 66.1 | 10 | 53.1 | 8.7 | 66.3 | 8.8 | ||||
| Employment | ||||||||||||
| White collar | 51.8 | 12.7 | 0.20 | 64.7 | 11 | <0.01 | 52.3 | 11 | 0.69 | 66.5 | 9.5 | <0.01 |
| Blue Collar | 49.6 | 13.9 | 59.5 | 12 | 52.2 | 9.7 | 61.4 | 10.3 | ||||
| Living area | ||||||||||||
| Urban | 50.5 | 12.9 | 0.54 | 62.3 | 12 | 0.99 | 52.4 | 10 | 0.70 | 64.5 | 10.3 | 0.67 |
| Rural | 52.5 | 14.7 | 63 | 9.5 | 51.8 | 9.4 | 63.4 | 9.6 | ||||
| Education | ||||||||||||
| Under high school | 49.6 | 14 | 0.23 | 59.4 | 12 | <0.01 | 52.2 | 9.8 | 0.76 | 61.3 | 10.3 | <0.01 |
| High school or above | 51.7 | 12.7 | 64.7 | 11 | 52.3 | 11 | 66.5 | 9.4 | ||||
| Marital status | ||||||||||||
| Married | 50.6 | 13 | 0.80 | 62.6 | 11 | 0.84 | 52.6 | 9.9 | 0.12 | 64 | 10.6 | 0.40 |
| Widow/Divorced | 51.3 | 13.9 | 62.1 | 12 | 51.7 | 11 | 64.9 | 9.2 | ||||
| Treatment | ||||||||||||
| Insulin | 47.2 | 13.3 | 0.01 | 61.4 | 11 | 0.19 | 53.6 | 8.8 | 0.19 | 64.6 | 10.7 | 0.54 |
| Others | 53 | 12.8 | 63.1 | 12 | 51.5 | 11 | 63.7 | 9.3 | ||||