Table 2. Mean (sd) health related- quality of life (HR- QOL) by smoking status.
| QOL measures | Never smokers (mean ± sd) |
Current smokers (mean ± sd) |
Mean Diff. | 95% Conf. interval | P value# | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||||
| Rating of QOL | 3.18 ± 0.61 | 3.14 ± 0.56 | 0.040 | - 0.106 | 0.186 | 0.07 |
| Satisfaction with health | 3.20 ± 0.62 | 3.30 ± 0.66 | -0.096 | - 0.256 | 0.064 | 0.08 |
| Physical domain | 60.43 ± 10.89 | 60.02 ± 11.80 | 0.416 | -2.413 | 3.245 | 0.772 |
| Psychological domain | 58.49 ± 9.25 | 57.98 ± 8.70 | 0.504 | -1.734 | 2.742 | 0.658 |
| Social domain | 62.49 ± 14.22 | 61.90 ± 13.30 | 0.588 | -2.849 | 4.025 | 0.736 |
| Environmental domain | 56.95 ± 11.80 | 56.50 ± 9.60 | 0.456 | - 2.225 | 3.137 | 0.738 |
#Independent T test used.