Table 2 Differences of QOL score for socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents
From: The quality of life of people with epilepsy at a tertiary referral centre in Malaysia
N (%) | Total QOL score | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | |||
Age (years) | 0.597a | ||
18-25 | 39 (36.8) | 68.7 (15.9) | |
26-35 | 31 (29.2) | 67.0 (13.6) | |
36-62 | 36 (34.0) | 70.9 (18.0) | |
Sex | 0.201b | ||
Male | 46 (43.4) | 66.7 (15.7) | |
Female | 60 (56.6) | 70.7 (16.0) | |
Marital status | 0.591b | ||
Single | 64 (60.4) | 68.3 (14.9) | |
Ever married | 42 (39.6) | 70.0 (17.5) | |
Employment status | 0.985b | ||
Employed | 39 (36.8) | 69.0 (17.5) | |
Unemployed | 67 (63.2) | 68.9 (15.1) | |
Educational level | 0.641a | ||
Lower secondary or lower | 37 (34.9) | 66.9 (17.8) | |
High secondary | 48 (45.3) | 69.8 (12.1) | |
Higher than high secondary | 21 (19.8) | 70.4 (20.3) | |
Monthly household income (RM) | 0.330a | ||
<500 | 21 (19.8) | 64.3 (16.7) | |
500-1,000 | 61 (57.5) | 70.2 (15.7) | |
>1,000 | 24 (22.7) | 69.7 (15.7) |