Table 3.
Importance and satisfaction ratings by sex and age group (n = 1108).
| HRQoL Domain | Males | Females | ANOVA p Value | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤49 y. | 50–59 y. | ≥60 y. | All | ≤49 y. | 50–59 y. | ≥60 y. | All | d (a) (Sex) | d (b) (Age) | Sex | Age | Sex * Age | ||
| n | 80 | 127 | 197 | 404 | 323 | 200 | 181 | 704 | ||||||
| Importance | ||||||||||||||
| Physical functioning | M | 4.16 | 4.00 | 3.88 | 3.97 | 4.15 | 4.05 | 3.90 | 4.06 | 0.03 | −0.41 | 0.619 | <0.001 | 0.833 |
| (SD) | (0.66) | (0.66) | (0.62) | (0.65) | (0.66) | (0.63) | (0.64) | (0.65) | ||||||
| Autonomy | M | 4.67 | 4.50 | 4.26 | 4.42 | 4.72 | 4.56 | 4.27 | 4.56 | 0.07 | −0.70 | 0.353 | <0.001 | 0.832 |
| (SD) | (0.57) | (0.55) | (0.67) | (0.64) | (0.50) | (0.63) | (0.72) | (0.63) | ||||||
| Emotional stability | M | 4.34 | 4.32 | 4.14 | 4.23 | 4.44 | 4.37 | 4.11 | 4.34 | 0.07 | −0.45 | 0.222 | <0.001 | 0.370 |
| (SD) | (0.62) | (0.56) | (0.59) | (0.59) | (0.55) | (0.54) | (0.59) | (0.58) | ||||||
| Cognitive functioning | M | 4.31 | 4.22 | 4.13 | 4.20 | 4.24 | 4.20 | 4.06 | 4.18 | −0.09 | −0.29 | −0.192 | 0.001 | 0.786 |
| (SD) | (0.61) | (0.62) | (0.62) | (0.62) | (0.64) | (0.61) | (0.60) | (0.63) | ||||||
| Social relationships | M | 4.44 | 4.32 | 4.30 | 4.33 | 4.55 | 4.43 | 4.47 | 4.49 | 0.21 | −0.17 | 0.002 | 0.053 | 0.711 |
| (SD) | (0.65) | (0.69) | (0.65) | (0.67) | (0.59) | (0.62) | (0.60) | (0.60) | ||||||
| Vitality | M | 4.16 | 4.05 | 3.92 | 4.01 | 4.24 | 4.24 | 4.00 | 4.18 | 0.19 | −0.39 | 0.004 | <0.001 | 0.441 |
| (SD) | (0.60) | (0.60) | (0.65) | (0.63) | (0.59) | (0.58) | (0.61) | (0.60) | ||||||
| Absence of pain | M | 4.29 | 4.25 | 4.30 | 4.28 | 4.43 | 4.44 | 4.26 | 4.39 | 0.14 | −0.12 | 0.029 | 0.302 | 0.084 |
| (SD) | (0.77) | (0.67) | (0.64) | (0.67) | (0.66) | (0.63) | (0.72) | (0.67) | ||||||
| Sleep quality | M | 4.32 | 4.19 | 4.21 | 4.23 | 4.31 | 4.26 | 4.17 | 4.26 | 0.01 | −0.19 | 0.946 | 0.040 | 0.569 |
| (SD) | (0.69) | (0.55) | (0.61) | (0.61) | (0.63) | (0.61) | (0.65) | (0.63) | ||||||
| Global health | M | 4.47 | 4.45 | 4.32 | 4.39 | 4.53 | 4.44 | 4.32 | 4.45 | 0.03 | −0.32 | 0.663 | <0.001 | 0.737 |
| (SD) | (0.59) | (0.55) | (0.52) | (0.55) | (0.54) | (0.60) | (0.60) | (0.58) | ||||||
| Satisfaction | ||||||||||||||
| Physical functioning | M | 2.79 | 2.80 | 2.99 | 2.89 | 2.92 | 2.65 | 2.82 | 2.82 | −0.06 | 0.05 | 0.343 | 0.062 | 0.182 |
| (SD) | (1.02) | (1.09) | (1.04) | (1.06) | (0.99) | (1.00) | (1.04) | (1.01) | ||||||
| Autonomy | M | 4.13 | 4.03 | 3.94 | 4.01 | 4.25 | 4.02 | 3.87 | 4.09 | 0.02 | −0.31 | 0.865 | 0.001 | 0.466 |
| (SD) | (0.89) | (0.89) | (0.99) | (0.94) | (0.94) | (1.01) | (0.90) | (0.96) | ||||||
| Emotional stability | M | 3.32 | 3.35 | 3.51 | 3.42 | 3.21 | 3.07 | 3.38 | 3.21 | −0.17 | 0.18 | 0.011 | 0.007 | 0.552 |
| (SD) | (0.99) | (0.96) | (0.95) | (0.93) | (1.05) | (1.06) | (0.99) | (1.04) | ||||||
| Cognitive functioning | M | 3.14 | 3.29 | 3.53 | 3.38 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 3.15 | 2.93 | −0.36 | 0.32 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.370 |
| (SD) | (0.94) | (1.09) | (1.01) | (1.03) | (1.07) | (1.07) | (0.99) | (1.05) | ||||||
| Social relationship | M | 3.95 | 3.96 | 4.20 | 4.08 | 4.15 | 4.13 | 4.30 | 4.18 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.007 | 0.002 | 0.752 |
| (SD) | (0.91) | (0.90) | (0.87) | (0.89) | (0.87) | (0.83) | (0.89) | (0.86) | ||||||
| Vitality | M | 3.21 | 3.08 | 3.30 | 3.21 | 3.07 | 2.77 | 3.01 | 2.97 | −0.26 | 0.01 | <0.001 | 0.004 | 0.505 |
| (SD) | (1.05) | (0.99) | (0.89) | (0.96) | (0.94) | (1.00) | (0.89) | (0.95) | ||||||
| Absence of pain | M | 3.90 | 3.56 | 3.82 | 3.75 | 3.62 | 3.34 | 3.58 | 3.53 | −0.22 | −0.06 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.957 |
| (SD) | (1.06) | (1.14) | (0.96) | (1.04) | (1.11) | (1.17) | (1.18) | (1.15) | ||||||
| Sleep quality | M | 2.91 | 3.13 | 3.37 | 3.20 | 2.74 | 2.63 | 3.09 | 2.80 | −0.27 | 0.35 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.238 |
| (SD) | (1.19) | (1.14) | (1.18) | (1.18) | (1.13) | (1.14) | (1.18) | (1.16) | ||||||
| Global health | M | 3.38 | 3.15 | 3.42 | 3.33 | 3.29 | 3.02 | 3.28 | 3.21 | −0.13 | 0.02 | 0.041 | <0.001 | 0.952 |
| (SD) | (0.86) | (1.01) | (0.92) | (0.94) | (0.88) | (0.94) | (0.91) | (0.91) | ||||||
(a) Positive effect sizes indicate higher scores for females; (b) Positive effect sizes indicate higher scores for the oldest age group in comparison with the youngest group.