Table 1.
Bivariate associations and performance of quality-of-life domain scores among young men who have sex with men in two U.S. cities (N = 347).
| QoL Domains | Mean Scores (SD) |
Median Scores (IQR) |
Spearman’s Correlation Coefficients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1. Overall QoL and general health | 74.5 (21.9) | 75.0 (62.5–87.5) | 1 | ||||
| 2. Physical health | 68.5 (19.7) | 71.4 (57.1–82.1) | 0.525 *** | 1 | |||
| 3. Psychological health | 59.4 (19.8) | 62.5 (45.8–70.8) | 0.624 *** | 0.750 *** | 1 | ||
| 4. Social relationships | 58.7 (26.4) | 58.3 (41.7–75.1) | 0.549 *** | 0.667 *** | 0.775 *** | 1 | |
| 5. Environment | 65.0 (23.5) | 68.8 (53.1–81.3) | 0.556 *** | 0.769 *** | 0.788 *** | 0.753 *** | 1 |
Note: *** p < 0.001; QoL, quality of life; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range.