Table 1.
Relationship between HRQL and some of demographic characteristics among participants
| Variables | F (%) | PH* | p value | MH* | p value | SR * | p value | EH* | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||||
| Age groups (years)** | |||||||||
| 50 > | 53 (27.6) | 51.54 (13.02) | 0.037 | 50.20 (10.54) | 0.082 | 51.90 (16.91) | 0.016 | 51.64 (14.07) | 0.011 |
| 50 ≤ | 139 (72.4) | 47.17 (13.44) | 46.80 (12.02) | 47.15 (6.55) | 45.65 (14.16) | ||||
| Gender** | |||||||||
| Male | 106 (55.2) | 48.83 (13.72) | 0.624 | 47.68 (11.75) | 0.984 | 48.69 (17.99) | 0.443 | 48.01 (14.78) | 0.487 |
| Female | 86 (44.8) | 47.82 (13.12) | 47.81 (11.70) | 48.13 (15.17) | 46.45 (13.85) | ||||
| Job# | |||||||||
| Employed | 77 (40.1) | 50.24 (13.91) | 0.067 | 49.83 (11.56) | 0.030 | 50.43 (16.96) | 0.025 | 50.41 (14.15) | 0.009 |
| Unemployed | 38 (19.8) | 44.13 (13.25) | 43.42 (11.44) | 41.76 (19.45) | 41.94 (16.10) | ||||
| Housewife | 77 (40.1) | 48.61 (12.72) | 47.79 (11.53) | 49.77 (14.30) | 46.84 (12.94) | ||||
| Marital status** | |||||||||
| Married | 158 (82.3) | 49.01 (13.57) | 0.206 | 48.41 (11.41) | 0.059 | 49.34 (16.49) | 0.088 | 48.06 (13.91) | 0.086 |
| Unmarried | 34 (17.7) | 45.47 (12.56) | 44.61 (12.66) | 44.29 (17.51) | 43.76 (15.99) | ||||
*PH, physical health; MH, mental health; SH, social relationships; EH, environmental health
**p value based t-independent exam
#p value based one-way ANOVA exam