Table 3.
Distribution Difference of WHOQoL-BREF Scores of Office Workers Receiving Chiropractic Care (Sex, Age, Education, Marital Status)
| Descriptive Characteristic | WHOQoL-BREF Total Score Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: General Health Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: Physical Health Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: Psychological Status Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: Social Status Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: Environment Mean ± SD (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (N = 77) | ||||||||||
| Female (n = 54) | 72.49 ± 7.40 | 84.26 ± 15.40 | 82.67 ± 8.7 | 75.92 ± 10.99 | 69.99 ± 11.74 | 65.57 ± 10.80 | ||||
| Male (n = 23) | 68.19 ± 8.45 | 75.00 ± 9.23 | 75.00 ± 12.46 | 66.66 ± 10.81 | 71.37 ± 14.18 | 65.63 ± 11.39 | ||||
| P value | P = .022 | P = .006 | P = .009 | P = .002 | P = NS | P = NS | ||||
| Age (y) interval (N = 77) | ||||||||||
| 18-33 (n = 22) | 74.40 ± 8.95 | 82.95 ± 11.28 | 84.58 ± 8.97 | 74.62 ± 10.91 | 76.51 ± 14.23 | 68.90 ± 14.03 | ||||
| 34-49 (n = 34) | 70.69 ± 6.77 | 79.04 ± 13.67 | 79.31 ± 8.94 | 71.69 ± 11.55 | 70.98 ± 10.53 | 65.90 ± 9.78 | ||||
| 50-65 (n = 21) | 68.20 ± 7.98 | 82.74 ± 17.89 | 77.38 ± 13.33 | 73.41 ± 13.34 | 63.09 ± 9.71 | 60.86 ± 7.38 | ||||
| P value | P = .051, 18-33 vs 50-65 | P = NS | P = .059, 18-33 vs 50-65 | P = NS | P = .001, 18-33 vs 50-65 | P = NS | ||||
| Education (N = 77) | ||||||||||
| Doctorate degree (n = 4) | 64.12 ± 11.94 | 68.75 ± 12.50 | 62.52 ± 20.32 | 65.62 ± 15.73 | 66.67 ± 11.78 | 71.87 ± 10.52 | ||||
| Master's degree (n = 11) | 73.39 ± 8.07 | 81.82 ± 15.17 | 82.47 ± 9.09 | 72.72 ± 9.75 | 71.21 ± 17.62 | 70.17 ± 10.59 | ||||
| University (n = 56) | 71.39 ± 7.78 | 81.92 ± 14.48 | 81.38 ± 9.12 | 73.88 ± 12.11 | 70.77 ± 12.01 | 64.51 ± 11.08 | ||||
| High school (n = 6) | 70.21 ± 4.24 | 85.42 ± 12.29 | 79.16 ± 8.27 | 72.22 ± 8.19 | 68.05 ± 6.27 | 63.01 ± 8.25 | ||||
| P value | P = NS | P = NS | P = NS | P = NS | P = NS | P = NS | ||||
| Marital status (N = 77) | ||||||||||
| Single (n = 52) | 71.50 ± 7.69 | 80.05 ± 12.92 | 81.66 ± 8.96 | 71.63 ± 10.92 | 70.35 ± 12.83 | 66.71 ± 11.55 | ||||
| Married (n = 25) | 70.59 ± 8.48 | 84.50 ± 17.03 | 77.71 ± 12.93 | 76.33 ± 12.77 | 70.53 ± 11.83 | 63.25 ± 9.21 | ||||
| P value | P = NS | P = NS | P = NS | P = .052 | P = NS | P = NS | ||||
Parametric test assumptions were met in the WHOQoL-BREF total score (P value for Shapiro-Wilk: WHOQoL-BREF total score, P = .235). Thus, while evaluating the total score according to descriptive characteristics, the independent-samples t test (t test) was used for comparing 2 independent groups and 1-way analysis of variance was used for comparing more than 2 independent groups. For the domains of WHOQoL-BREF where parametric test assumptions were not met (P values for Shapiro-Wilk: WHOQoL-BREF general health, P = .000; WHOQoL-BREF physical health, P = .000; WHOQoL-BREF psychological, P = .026; WHOQoL-BREF social, P = .000; WHOQoL-BREF environment, P = .000), the Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparing 2 independent groups and Kruskall-Wallis variance analysis was used for comparing more than 2 independent groups.
NS, not statistically significant; SD, standard deviation; WHOQoL-BREF, short version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life survey.