Table 2 Bivariate analysis of LSE population factors towards QOL Utility value
From: Health related quality of life (HRQOL) among low socioeconomic population in Malaysia
Independent variables | QOL utility value | Χ2 | p-value | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | ||||
Gender | |||||
 Female | 78 (45.3) | 94 (54.7) | 5.06 | 0.025 | 0.56 (0.34–0.93) |
 Male | 34 (31.8) | 73 (68.2) |  |  |  |
Age (years) | |||||
 ≤ 42 | 43 (34.4) | 82 (65.6) | 2.84 | 0.092 | 0.66 (0.40–1.07) |
 > 42 | 67 (44.4) | 84 (55.6) |  |  |  |
Ethnic | |||||
 Non-Malay | 43 (43.0) | 57 (57.0) | 0.61 | 0.433 | 1.22 (0.74–2.01) |
 Malay | 68 (38.2) | 110 (61.8) |  |  |  |
Education | |||||
 Low | 94 (43.3) | 123 (56.7) | 3.86 | 0.051 | 2.21 (0.98–4.98) |
 High | 9 (25.7) | 26 (74.3) |  |  |  |
Employment | |||||
 Employed | 65 (36.9) | 111 (63.1) | 1.74 | 0.187 | 0.72 (0.44–1.17) |
 Unemployed | 48 (44.9) | 59 (55.1) |  |  |  |
Marital status | |||||
 Single | 50 (48.5) | 53 (51.5) | 4.64 | 0.031 | 1.72 (1.05–2.82) |
 Married | 62 (35.4) | 113 (64.6) |  |  |  |
Living place | |||||
 Urban | 49 (40.5) | 72 (59.5) | 0.00 | 0.980 | 1.00 (0.61–1.64) |
 Rural | 59 (40.4) | 87 (59.6) |  |  |  |
Household income | |||||
 (MYR) | 82 (44.3) | 103 (55.7) | 4.30 | 0.038 | 1.72 (1.028–2.88) |
 ≤ 1737 | 31 (31.6) | 67 (68.4) |  |  |  |
 > 1737 |  |  |  |  |  |
Medical status | |||||
 Present | 59 (64.1) | 33 (35.9) | 33.28 | 0.001 | 4.54 (2.67–7.71) |
 Absent | 54 (28.3) | 137 (71.7) |  |  |  |