Table 2 Physical and mental health-related quality of life (SF-12) in different sub-groups: unadjusted bivariate analysis
SF-12 Physical Sum Score | SF-12 Mental Sum Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source of variation | Mean | 95%-CI | Mean | 95%-CI | |||
Age (in years) | 35-44 | 48.7 | 45.9-51.5 | F(3,828) = 6.8, p ≤ .001 | 50.0 | 46.8-53.1 | F(3,828) = 1.5, p = .206 |
45-54 | 48.2 | 47.0-49.5 | 48.8 | 47.5-50.2 | |||
55-64 | 46.2 | 45.2-47.2 | 56.1 | 49.0-51.2 | |||
65-74 | 44.7 | 43.6-45.8 | 50.8 | 49.6-52.0 | |||
Education | High (grammar school) | 49.5 | 47.6-51.5 | F(2,825) = 5.6, p = .004 | 49.4 | 47.2-51.6 | F(2,825) = 0.6, p = .557 |
Medium (intermediate school) | 46.2 | 44.9-47.4 | 49.5 | 48.2-50.9 | |||
Low (max. secondary general school) | 46.0 | 45.2-46.7 | 50.3 | 49.4-51.2 | |||
Family status | Living with partner | 46.7 | 45.9-47.4 | F(1,829) = 2.6, p = .110 | 50.4 | 49.6-51.2 | F(1,829) = 3.7, p = .056 |
Not living with partner | 45.5 | 44.3-46.7 | 48.9 | 47.5-50.2 | |||
Health insurance | Private | 48.1 | 46.3-49.8 | F(1,830) = 4.2, p = .041 | 51.7 | 49.8-53.6 | F(1,830) = 3.5, p = .061 |
Statutory | 46.1 | 45.4-46.8 | 49.7 | 49.0-50.5 | |||
Place of residence | Rural | 46.7 | 45.9-47.5 | F(1,830) = 1.5, p = .223 | 49.6 | 48.7-50.5 | F(1,830) = 1.4, p = .232 |
Urban | 45.9 | 44.9-46.9 | 50.5 | 49.4-51.5 | |||
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30) | Yes | 43.0 | 41.8-44.1 | F(1,830) = 47.3, p ≤ .001 | 50.2 | 48.9-51.5 | F(1,830) = 0.1, p = .759 |
No | 47.7 | 47.0-48.5 | 50.0 | 49.1-50.7 | |||
Abdominal Obesity (WHR ≥ 0.85) | Yes | 45.4 | 44.4-46.4 | F(1,830) = 6.1, p = .014 | 49.9 | 48.8-51.0 | F(1,830) = 0.1, p = .823 |
No | 47.0 | 46.2-47.9 | 50.1 | 49.2-51.0 | |||
Depressed mood (DEEX-scale) | Yes | 42.5 | 41.6-43.4 | F(1,829) = 108.9, p ≤ .001 | 43.3 | 42.3-44.2 | F(1,829) = 341.8, p ≤ .001 |
No | 49.0 | 48.2-49.7 | 54.5 | 53.7-55.2 | |||
Diabetes mellitus | Yes | 42.4 | 40.1-44.6 | F(1,830) = 13.1, p ≤ .001 | 48.5 | 46.0-51.0 | F(1,830) = 1.6, p = .213 |
No | 46.7 | 46.1-47.4 | 50.1 | 49.4-50.8 | |||