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Table 2 The HRQoL among different population group

From: Inequalities in health-related quality of life and the contribution from socioeconomic status: evidence from Tibet, China

Variables

Total sample (N = 816)

Female (N = 426)

Male (N = 390)

Eq-5d index

VAS

Eq-5d index

VAS

Eq-5d index

VAS

Mean/SD

t-testa

Mean/SD

t-testa

Mean/SD

Mean/SD

Mean/SD

Mean/SD

Socioeconomic Status

 Low

0.67/0.20

7.27***

62.41/20.08

7.28***

0.66/0.19

62.16/19.32

0.67/0.21

62.77/21.20

 High

0.77/0.16

 

72.94/18.18

 

0.76/0.16

72.31/17.89

0.77/0.17

73.58/18.46

Educational Level

 Illiteracy

0.68/0.18

12.97***

63.57/19.34

13.43***

0.68/0.18

63.51/18.89

0.68/0.19

63.66/19.99

 Elementary and above

0.83/0.12

 

80.61/13.83

 

0.84/0.10

81.84/11.41

0.82/0.14

79.71/15.33

Poor housing conditions

 Yes

0.71/0.19

6.16***

66.92/19.77

6.38***

0.71/0.18

66.41/19.44

0.72/0.19

67.53/20.18

 No

0.79/0.15

 

75.86/16.95

 

0.78/0.15

75.03/16.31

0.80/0.15

76.61/17.53

Income-based group

 Quintile1 (poor)

0.72/0.19

3.07**

67.80/19.74

3.11**

0.71/0.18

67.10/19.04

0.73/0.19

68.61/20.53

 Quintile2 (rich)

0.76/0.17

 

72.00/18.71

 

0.75/0.17

71.03/18.69

0.76/0.17

73.00/18.72

  1. *P < 0.05,**P < 0.01,***P < 0.001
  2. a The t test was employed to examine whether there was a significant difference in the mean between the two groups of a variable
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