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Table 3 Mean visual analogue scale (VAS) and EQ-5D index score, by population characteristics*

From: Impact of genital warts on health related quality of life in men and women in mainland China: a multicenter hospital-based cross-sectional study

Variable

No.

%

VAS

EQ-5D index score**

   

Mean

SD

Sig.#

Mean

SD

Sig.#

Sex

        

Male

612

45.1

69.0

21.3

< 0.001

0.864

0.130

< 0.001

Female

746

54.9

62.1

22.1

 

0.827

0.126

 

Region

        

North

372

27.4

66.6

25.0

< 0.001

0.866

0.135

< 0.001

Northeast

128

9.4

64.0

24.7

 

0.897

0.125

 

Northwest

151

11.1

62.2

20.6

 

0.790

0.121

 

Central

133

9.8

72.3

12.8

 

0.871

0.120

 

Southwest

100

7.4

57.3

22.2

 

0.790

0.111

 

South

135

9.9

66.1

18.6

 

0.823

0.134

 

East

339

25.0

64.5

21.2

 

0.835

0.120

 

Setting

        

Urban

1,020

75.1

63.2

22.4

< 0.001

0.837

0.126

< 0.005

Rural

338

24.9

71.0

19.6

 

0.862

0.137

 

Be married / living together

      

Yes

941

69.3

65.0

22.2

> 0.05

0.844

0.130

> 0.05

No

417

30.7

65.5

21.6

 

0.843

0.128

 

Education

        

Middle school or lower

408

30.0

66.3

20.7

> 0.05

0.842

0.132

> 0.05

High school

499

36.7

66.1

22.0

 

0.843

0.130

 

College or above

451

33.2

63.2

23.1

 

0.845

0.127

 

Monthly income (Chinese Yuan) *

      

< 1000

364

26.8

63.5

22.4

> 0.05

0.827

0.133

< 0.005

1000~

422

31.1

66.8

21.3

 

0.838

0.124

 

2000~

223

16.4

65.8

22.8

 

0.852

0.131

 

3000~

347

25.6

64.5

22.0

 

0.860

0.128

 

Any insurance coverage*

       

Yes

432

31.8

65.8

21.8

> 0.05

0.842

0.129

> 0.05

No

925

68.1

65.0

22.0

 

0.844

0.131

 

Frequently smoking

       

Yes

301

22.2

68.2

21.2

< 0.01

0.860

0.131

< 0.05

No

1,057

77.8

64.3

22.2

 

0.839

0.129

 

Number of lifetime sexual partners*

      

1

612

45.1

63.8

22.7

> 0.05

0.852

0.132

> 0.05

2

318

23.4

65.3

21.9

 

0.839

0.128

 

3 or more

421

31.0

67.0

21.0

 

0.834

0.126

 

Clinical status

       

First clinical visit for the initially occurred GW

1,032

76.0

65.7

21.8

> 0.05

0.853

0.129

< 0.001

Follow-up visit for the initially occurred GW

146

10.8

64.1

24.4

 

0.822

0.126

 

Recurrent GW

180

13.3

63.9

21.0

 

0.804

0.124

 

Single or multiple genital warts

      

Single

356

26.2

68.0

21.2

< 0.01

0.869

0.127

< 0.001

Multiple

1,002

73.8

64.2

22.2

 

0.835

0.129

 
  1. * Some data missing; ** Japanese preference weights applied; # One-way ANOVA analysis.