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Table 7 Quality of life MVA

From: A case-control study of musculoskeletal impairment: association with socio-economic status, time use and quality of life in post-conflict Myanmar

  

General QoL Rating

General Health

Physical Health

Psychological Health

  

Average Score (95% CI)

Average Score (95% CI)

Average Score (95% CI)

Average Score (95% CI)

Age Group

18–49

57.6 (53.7–61.6)

64.7 (59.7–69.7)

37.7 (35.3–40.0)

56.0 (52.9–59.0)

50+

63.1 (58.2–67.9)

69.2 (62.9–75.5)

38.9 (35.1–42.6)

53.7 (49.2–58.1)

p for trend

0.3

0.3

0.7

0.5

Work

Yes

61.2 (56.2–66.2)

73.3 (67.3–79.4)

36.9 (34.3–39.5)

59.5 (55.7–63.3)

No

58.9 (55.0–62.8)

63.2 (58.4–68.1)

40.9 (38.4–43.5)

53.1 (50.1–56.2)

p for trend

0.6

< 0.05

0.1

< 0.05

Proportion of day spent resting (no activity)

Lowest

62.2 (56.8–67.6)

66.5 (59.8–73.2)

36.9 (34.1–39.7)

57.6 (53.9–61.2)

Middle

57.1 (51.3–62.9)

68.0 (61.5–74.5)

39.3 (35.6–43.1)

53.5 (49.9–57.1)

Highest

59.4 (54.3–64.6)

64.6 (56.9–72.2)

39.3 (35.8–42.8)

55.7 (50.9–60.5)

p for trend

0.5

0.8

0.2

0.5

Proportion of day spent in productive activities

Lowest

58.4 (53.6–61.2)

67.3 (61.5–73.2)

39.1 (36.1–42.1)

56.1 (52.5–59.8)

Middle

55.8 (58.7–69.5)

62.5 (54.5–70.5)

36.8 (32.2–41.3)

50.0 (46.4–53.6)

Highest

61.1 (58.7–69.5)

67.4 (60.2–75.1)

38.8 (35.9–41.6)

58.8 (54.8–62.9)

p for trend

1.0

1.0

0.8

0.4

Physical Functioning Score

Lowest

52.7 (43.7–61.8)

60.0 (45.3–74.7)

36.5 (31.2–41.9)

51.9 (41.2–62.4)

Middle

59.2 (54.9–63.5)

64.0 (58.1–69.9)

38.6 (35.9–41.2)

55.5 (52.2–58.8)

Highest

61.7 (56.6–66.9)

70.4 (64.7–76.1)

38.0 (34.4–41.5)

55.3 (51.4–59.5)

p for trend

0.1

0.06

0.8

0.4

PCAa Tertile

Lowest

57.4 (52.1–62.6)

65.2 (59.3–71.1)

37.9 (34.9–40.9)

54.3 (49.9–58.8)

Middle

60.6 (55.1–66.2)

67.7 (61.0–74.5)

39.1 (36.5–41.8)

57.4 (53.7–61.0)

Highest

62.0 (56.7–67.3)

66.7 (58.0–75.3)

37.4 (32.4–42.5)

54.0 (49.5–58.5)

p for trend

0.19

0.7

0.5

0.7

PCEb Quartile

Q1 (Lowest)

49.6 (42.3–56.9)

65.2 (56.5–74.0)

36.0 (31.8–40.3)

48.7 (44.4–52.9)

Q2

64.6 (58.4–70.8)

68.5 (60.8–76.1)

35.0 (31.0–39.0)

55.2 (49.3–61.1)

Q3

61.9 (56.5–67.4)

60.0 (52.7–67.3)

39.0 (35.7–42.1)

55.6 (50.7–60.6)

Q4 (Highest)

60.7 (55.2–66.3)

72.6 (64.3–80.8)

42.1 (37.3–46.8)

59.8 (55.6–64.0)

p for trend

< 0.05

0.5

< 0.05

< 0.01

PCIc Quartile

Q1 (Lowest)

57.1 (52.1–62.2)

61.9 (55.8–68.0)

37.7 (35.3–40.2)

53.4 (49.9–56.8)

Q2

60.8 (54.1–67.4)

66.2 (58.3–74.0)

36.0 (30.9–41.1)

54.7 (47.7–61.7)

Q3

56.5 (49.9–63.0)

64.7 (52.9–76.5)

37.8 (33.4–42.2)

57.1 (51.4–62.7)

Q4 (Highest)

65.5 (58.1–72.8)

76.4 (68.3–84.4)

41.6 (36.2–47.1)

57.4 (52.4–62.5)

p for trend

0.14

< 0.05

0.3

0.09

Income Gap

Yes

60.0 (56.34–63.7)

68.9 (62.3–75.4)

38.6 (36.5–40.7)

54.0 (49.0–58.9)

No

58.9 (2.9–64.7)

65.1 (60.2–70.0)

37.2 (32.8–41.5)

55.7 (52.9–58.5)

(χ2)

0.3

0.7

0.3

0.6

Model P value

< 0.001

0.14

0.2

< 0.01

Model R2

29.8%

21.6%

19.5%

30.0%

  1. aPrincipal Component Analysis; bPer Capita Expenditure; cPer Capita Income
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