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Table 5 Mean (SD) AQoL-6D quality of life impairment domain and factor scores by gender and age

From: Construct validity of the Assessment of Quality of Life - 6D (AQoL-6D) in community samples

Group

Age (years)

N

Independent living

Relationships

Mental health

Coping

Pain

Senses

Psychological factor

Physical factor

TOTAL

Male

18-34

53

1.42 (0.64)

1.31 (0.36)

1.92 (0.62)

1.81 (0.67)

1.55 (0.74)

1.40 (0.42)

1.87 (0.59)

1.42 (0.40)

1.64 (0.44)

35-44

110

1.41 (0.50)

1.29 (0.42)

1.95 (0.59)

2.01 (0.59)

1.68 (0.62)

1.75 (0.46)

1.98 (0.54)

1.53 (0.40)

1.75 (0.43)

45-54

265

1.45 (0.52)

1.36 (0.46)

1.85 (0.64)

1.99 (0.60)

1.73 (0.67)

1.87 (0.47)

1.92 (0.57)

1.60 (0.38)

1.76 (0.42)

55-64

1343

1.63 (0.64)

1.38 (0.44)

1.90 (0.59)

2.00 (0.57)

1.84 (0.73)

2.01 (0.44)

1.95 (0.53)

1.72 (0.43)

1.83 (0.43)

65+

1772

1.93 (0.74)

1.48 (0.52)

1.83 (0.54)

2.01 (0.53)

1.86 (0.74)

2.07 (0.45)

1.92 (0.49)

1.84 (0.47)

1.88 (0.43)

Total

3543

1.76 (0.70)

1.43 (0.48)

1.86 (0.57)

2.00 (0.56)

1.83 (0.73)

2.01 (0.46)

1.93 (0.51)

1.76 (0.45)

1.85 (0.43)

Female

18-34

149

1.34 (0.41)

1.25 (0.34)

1.93 (0.57)

1.98 (0.61)

1.34 (0.54)

1.41 (0.37)

1.95 (0.54)

1.33 (0.30)

1.64 (0.37)

35-44

275

1.37 (0.49)

1.32 (0.40)

1.99 (0.63)

2.12 (0.59)

1.50 (0.63)

1.56 (0.42)

2.06 (0.56)

1.44 (0.36)

1.75 (0.42)

45-54

414

1.46 (0.51)

1.33 (0.40)

1.91 (0.54)

2.06 (0.52)

1.73 (0.67)

1.82 (0.38)

1.99 (0.48)

1.58 (0.36)

1.79 (0.38)

55-64

1648

1.62 (0.61)

1.38 (0.40)

1.99 (0.57)

2.07 (0.52)

1.87 (0.74)

1.83 (0.39)

2.03 (0.49)

1.67 (0.41)

1.85 (0.40)

65+

1873

1.96 (0.77)

1.48 (0.47)

1.94 (0.56)

2.07 (0.53)

1.93 (0.76)

1.89 (0.42)

2.01 (0.49)

1.81 (0.47)

1.91 (0.42)

Total

4359

1.73 (0.70)

1.41 (0.44)

1.96 (0.57)

2.07 (0.53)

1.84 (0.74)

1.82 (0.42)

2.02 (0.49)

1.70 (0.44)

1.86 (0.41)

Overall

18-34

202

1.36 (0.48)

1.27 (0.35)

1.93 (0.58)

1.94 (0.63)

1.39 (0.6)

1.41 (0.38)

1.93 (0.56)

1.36 (0.33)

1.64 (0.39)

35-44

385

1.38 (0.49)

1.31 (0.40)

1.98 (0.62)

2.09 (0.59)

1.55 (0.63)

1.61 (0.44)

2.04 (0.56)

1.47 (0.37)

1.75 (0.42)

45-54

679

1.46 (0.52)

1.34 (0.42)

1.89 (0.58)

2.03 (0.55)

1.73 (0.67)

1.84 (0.41)

1.96 (0.52)

1.59 (0.37)

1.78 (0.39)

55-64

2991

1.63 (0.63)

1.38 (0.42)

1.95 (0.58)

2.04 (0.54)

1.85 (0.73)

1.91 (0.42)

1.99 (0.51)

1.69 (0.42)

1.84 (0.41)

65+

3645

1.94 (0.75)

1.48 (0.49)

1.89 (0.55)

2.04 (0.53)

1.89 (0.75)

1.98 (0.45)

1.97 (0.49)

1.82 (0.47)

1.90 (0.43)

Total

7915

1.74 (0.70)

1.42 (0.46)

1.92 (0.57)

2.04 (0.54)

1.84 (0.73)

1.91 (0.45)

1.98 (0.50)

1.73 (0.45)

1.85 (0.42)

Temporal stability (r icc)

2740

0.70

0.57

0.55

0.63

0.67

0.62

0.65

0.75

0.73

  1. Note: Age category for N = 5 women and N = 8 men from HCS were unknown; r icc = intra-class correlation coefficient (absolute); all p < .001; for all measures, higher scores indicate a poorer quality of life.
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