Table 4 Health-related factors and their associations with the QOL of participants
Associated factors | n | % | Physical domain Mean (±SD) | Psychological domain Mean (±SD) | Social relationship domain Mean (±SD) | Environmental domain Mean (±SD) | Overall QOL Mean (±SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Presence of health problem | |||||||
Yes | 509 | 62.6 | 11.1 (2.3) | 11.6 (2.8) | 9.6 (3.0) | 12.0 (2.1) | 11.1 (2.2) |
No | 304 | 37.4 | 13.0 (1.8) | 12.5 (2.5) | 11.0 (2.8) | 12.3 (2.0) | 12.2 (2.0) |
p-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.036 | < 0.001 | ||
At least one ADL limitation | |||||||
Yes | 55 | 6.8 | 8.4 (2.5) | 9.8 (2.5) | 7.2 (2.0) | 10.8 (2.0) | 9.1 (1.7) |
No | 758 | 93.2 | 12.0 (2.0) | 12.1 (2.7) | 10.3 (3.0) | 12.2 (2.0) | 11.7 (2.1) |
p-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||
Satisfaction on health status | |||||||
Yes | 477 | 58.8 | 12.9 (1.8) | 12.8 (2.6) | 11.0 (3.0) | 12.6 (2.0) | 12.3 (2.0) |
No | 334 | 41.2 | 10.1 (1.9) | 10.8 (2.6) | 8.9 (2.7) | 11.4 (2.0) | 10.3 (1.8) |
p-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||
Clinic following | |||||||
Yes | 169 | 20.9 | 12.0 (2.5) | 13.2 (2.9) | 10.6 (3.5) | 13.2 (2.2) | 12.0 (2.3) |
No | 644 | 79.1 | 11.7 (2.2) | 11.6 (2.6) | 10.0 (2.8) | 11.8 (1.9) | 11.3 (2.0) |
p-value | 0.143 | < 0.001 | 0.048 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||
Visiting a doctor at least monthly | |||||||
Yes | 195 | 24.9 | 11.7 (2.6) | 12.9 (3.0) | 10.3 (3.6) | 13.1 (2.2) | 12.0 (2.4) |
No | 589 | 75.1 | 11.8 (2.1) | 11.6 (2.6) | 10.1 (2.8) | 11.8 (1.9) | 11.3 (2.0) |
p-value | 0.002 | < 0.001 | 0.331 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||
Addictive substance use | |||||||
yes | 348 | 42.8 | 11.8 (2.3) | 11.6 (2.7) | 10.0 (3.2) | 11.8 (2.0) | 11.3 (2.1) |
no | 465 | 57.2 | 11.8 (2.3) | 12.2 (2.8) | 10.2 (2.9) | 12.3 (2.1) | 11.6 (2.1) |
p-value | 0.849 | 0.001 | 0.341 | 0.001 | 0.033 | ||