Table 5. Health-related quality of life and correlation with socio-demographic profile.

PF: physical functioning; RLPH: role limitations due to physical health; RLEP: role limitations due to emotional problems; E/F: energy/fatigue; EWB: emotional well-being; SF: social functioning; GH: general health; NPR: Nepalese rupee

Variables		PF (mean rank)	RLPH (mean rank)	RLEP (mean rank)	E/F (mean rank)	EWB (mean rank)	SF (mean rank)	Pain (mean rank)	GH (mean rank)
Gender	Male	31.46	30.68	29.67	31.51	30.56	30.22	31.31	27.51
	Female	29.06	30.23	31.75	28.98	30.42	30.92	29.29	34.98
	P-value	.602	.892	.612	.58	.976	.878	.661	.102
Religion	Hindu	31.17	31.74	29.64	30.60	29.48	30.02	30.27	32.07
	Buddhist	29.56	28.06	31.97	29.16	31.38	31.19	29.91	26.19
	Muslim	24.00	24.00	36.75	39.25	45.00	35.00	40.00	32.00
	P-value	.824	.462	.744	.740	.456	.908	.733	.508
Occupation	Employed	39.60	32.33	30.40	40.03	36.83	32.20	39.77	31.47
	Unemployed	27.47	29.89	30.53	27.32	28.39	29.93	27.41	30.18
	P-value	.019	.514	.977	.014	.104	.659	.017	.803
Residential region	Terai	25.78	26.72	29.68	26.25	30.48	32.65	23.50	27.78
	Hilly	29.67	30.38	30.56	30.24	29.18	26.47	32.62	32.00
	Himalayan	47.93	41.86	32.57	43.86	36.79	43.36	40.50	31.21
	P-value	.014	.023	.914	.070	.577	.049	.049	.685
Education	Illiterate	27.81	30.27	30.73	27.44	24.75	26.69	24.75	31.08
	Primary level	36.21	35.40	30.57	41.55	37.86	37.69	39.21	29.55
	Secondary level	24.05	24.00	24.18	18.32	24.77	22.68	24.64	30.68
	Higher secondary or university level	34.38	24.00	46.12	24.38	42.12	37.12	35.38	31.50
	P-value	.209	.065	.119	.002	.025	.053	.024	.991
Marital status	Unmarried	49.50	24.00	55.50	49.50	27.50	37.50	21.00	56.00
	Married	29.59	30.55	30.17	29.51	30.51	30.28	30.99	29.55
	Divorced	31.50	39.00	28.75	35.50	24.75	20.50	21.25	35.25
	Widow or widower	45.00	24.00	28.75	43.25	37.50	43.00	31.00	39.25
	P-value	.435	.633	.448	.456	.903	.593	.824	.391
Ethnicity	Brahmin	33.71	31.79	35.71	33.93	44.50	35.79	39.43	39.14
	Chhetri	36.89	40.78	35.17	35.00	35.50	38.50	35.50	43.72
	Madhesi	32.30	24.00	25.50	26.60	29.20	32.40	26.00	16.90
	Dalit	27.33	35.67	18.00	36.83	13.50	15.50	38.67	40.50
	Janjati	28.29	28.15	30.06	28.72	28.12	28.46	27.46	26.57
	P-value	.703	.056	.396	.754	.066	.245	.322	.012
Income per year, NPR	<1 lakh	28.97	30.73	29.67	23.03	21.30	28.40	25.67	29.00
	1-5 lakh	28.46	26.96	26.37	32.48	33.19	28.17	32.96	29.46
	5-10 lakh	31.59	31.50	30.86	31.50	25.00	26.45	29.18	29.36
	>10 lakh	36.58	39.08	45.58	33.50	46.58	48.75	29.00	36.08
	P-value	.740	.170	.049	.335	.010	.041	.611	.835