Table 5.

Comparison of WHOQOL-BREF mean scores, standard deviations, and significance levels based on socio-demographics

Variable	QoL	Health satisfaction	Physical	Psychological	Social	Environmental
Gender
Male	4.20 ± 0.69	4.01 ± 0.67	65.41 ± 13.09	68.97 ± 13.50	70.37 ± 16.09	65.61 ± 15.00
Female	4.23 ± 0.64	4.00 ± 0.69	64.26 ± 12.77	68.73 ± 14.73	70.00 ± 15.21	63.07 ± 15.76
P value	0.778	0.839	0.516	0.910	0.862	0.218
Marital status
Single/separated	4.30 ± 0.61	4.06 ± 0.62	65.24 ± 11.99	69.36 ± 13.66	66.49 ± 16.35	62.45 ± 15.45
Married	4.17 ± 0.71	3.99 ± 0.69	65.14 ± 13.50	68.71 ± 16.37	72.12 ± 15.38	66.37 ± 14.90
P value	0.102	0.354	0.949	0.719	0.002	0.027
Highest education
Bachelors	4.21 ± 0.73	3.98 ± 0.72	64.26 ± 13.23	68.47 ± 16.26	69.79 ± 17.17	63.81 ± 15.73
Masters	4.21 ± 0.49	4.10 ± 0.47	68.30 ± 11.78	70.46 ± 12.67	72.03 ± 10.33	69.51 ± 12.14
P value	0.957	0.185	0.017	0.328	0.279	0.004
Job nature
Public	4.37 ± 0.55	4.07 ± 0.65	68.81 ± 12.40	72.80 ± 16.67	75.16 ± 13.66	70.19 ± 13.70
Private	4.13 ± 0.73	3.98 ± 0.68	63.34 ± 12.96	66.95 ± 14.56	67.83 ± 16.40	62.52 ± 15.25
P value	0.003	0.212	0.000	0.001	0.000	0.000
Experience (years)
<10	4.20 ± 0.78	3.98 ± 0.72	64.35 ± 12.38	67.96 ± 16.52	67.24 ± 17.39	63.99 ± 15.67
>10	4.23 ± 0.47	4.06 ± 0.57	66.58 ± 13.96	70.54 ± 13.60	75.46 ± 11.31	66.97 ± 14.13
P value	0.717	0.306	0.129	0.142	0.000	0.081
Practicing area
Rural	4.26 ± 0.73	4.06 ± 0.75	66.34 ± 12.75	69.76 ± 17.42	71.88 ± 15.56	68.41 ± 15.48
Urban	4.14 ± 0.60	3.94 ± 0.84	63.56 ± 13.24	67.75 ± 12.40	68.11 ± 16.16	60.51 ± 13.49
P value	0.101	0.099	0.053	0.242	0.032	0.000
Attending CPD/CME short courses
Yes	4.40 ± 0.66	4.09 ± 0.42	64.31 ± 15.88	78.68 ± 09.46	81.04 ± 15.54	69.27 ± 18.93
No	4.20 ± 0.68	4.00 ± 0.68	65.24 ± 12.82	68.24 ± 15.65	69.54 ± 15.67	64.80 ± 14.86
P value	0.170	0.586	0.748	0.002	0.001	0.183

p < 0.05