Table 1 Socio-demographic and health profile of participants (N = 210)
From: Impact, distress and HRQoL among Malaysian men and women with a mobility impairment
Socio-demographic and health | Total (N = 210) | Males (N = 94) | Females (N = 116) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% a | % a | % a | |||
Gender | 44.8 | 55.2 | |||
Age | Range | 18–90 | 18–90 | 18–90 | |
Mean yrs & SD | 60.2 ± 16.6 | 57.1 ± 17.5 | 62.7 ± 15.5 | .015 | |
Education level | Mean yrs & SD 1 | 5.1 ± 4.2 | 6.4 ± 3.6 | 4.0 ± 4.3 | <.001 |
Primary (1–6) | 72.4 | 63.8 | 79.3 | ||
Secondary (7–12) | 22.8 | 20.9 | 16.4 | ||
Tertiary (≥ 13) | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | ||
Residency | Rural | 72.4 | 74.5 | 70.7 | |
Urban | 27.6 | 25.5 | 29.3 | ||
Marital status | Never married | 10.5 | 16.0 | 6.0 | |
Married | 60.0 | 75.5 | 47.4 | <.001 | |
Separated/divorced/widow | 29.5 | 8.5 | 46.6 | ||
Religion | Muslim | 71.9 | 64.9 | 77.6 | |
Buddhist | 9.5 | 8.5 | 10.3 | ||
Confucian | 2.4 | 4.3 | 0.9 | ||
Christian | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | ||
Hindu | 12.9 | 18.1 | 8.6 | ||
None/Other | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | ||
Ethnicity | Malay | 70.5 | 64.9 | 75.0 | |
Chinese | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | ||
Indian | 15.2 | 20.2 | 11.2 | ||
Other | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | ||
Adults in household | no other adults | 4.8 | 1.1 | 7.8 | |
1 other adult | 23.3 | 26.6 | 20.7 | ||
2 or more other adults | 71.9 | 72.3 | 71.6 | ||
Child/ren in household | no children | 46.2 | 42.6 | 49.1 | |
1 child | 15.2 | 17.0 | 13.8 | ||
2 or more children | 38.6 | 40.4 | 17.1 | ||
Duration – mobility problems | Range (years) | 0 – 60 | 0 – 44 | 0 – 60 | |
Mean years & SD | 6.8 ± 10.9 | 6.0 ± 9.2 | 7.5 ± 12.1 | ||
Cause of mobility problems | Sickness/Illness | 61.0 | 62.8 | 59.5 | |
Accident | 23.8 | 64.0 | 15.5 | .002 | |
Since birth | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.7 | ||
Don't know | 11.9 | 5.3 | 17.2 | .009 | |
Others | 9.0 | 4.3 | 12.9 | ||
Other health probs. | Hypertension | 43.8 | 38.7 | 47.8 | |
Diabetes | 35.4 | 34.0 | 36.5 | ||
Arthritis | 29.0 | 16.0 | 39.7 | <.001 | |
Stroke | 18.2 | 21.3 | 15.7 | ||
Heart disease | 14.8 | 13.8 | 15.5 | ||
Lung dis.(inc.asthma) | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | ||
Tuberculosis | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 | ||
Others | 6.2 | 4.4 | 7.0 | ||