Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and total EUROHIS-QOL scores in the developmental and validation samples
From: Validation of an instrument to evaluate quality of life in the aging population: WHOQOL-AGE
Variable | Sample ( n) | t/Chi-square | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Developmental (6993) | Validation (2994) | |||
≥ 50 years: n (%) | 5285 (75.6) | 2280 (76.2) | 0.38 | 0.54 |
Female: n (%) | 3978 (56.9) | 1688 (56.4) | 0.22 | 0.64 |
Country | ||||
Finland | 1260 (18.0) | 585 (19.5) | 3.70 | 0.16 |
Poland | 2760 (39.5) | 1180 (39.4) | ||
Spain | 2973 (42.5) | 1229 (41.0) | ||
Rural setting: n (%) | 1879 (26.9) | 789 (26.4) | 0.29 | 0.59 |
Currently employed: n (%) | 2521 (36.1) | 1045 (34.9) | 1.20 | 0.27 |
Married or in partnership: n (%) | 4252 (60.8) | 1771 (59.2) | 2.39 | 0.12 |
Years of education, mean ± S.D. | 11.47 ± 5.11 | 11.48 ± 5.29 | -0.05 | 0.96 |
EUROHIS-QOL score, mean ± S.D. | 71.20 ± 15.52 | 70.77 ± 15.78 | 1.24 | 0.22 |