Table 2 Differences in health-related quality of life by socio-demographic and clinical characteristics (N = 629)
From: Health-related quality of life in patients with sickle cell disease in Saudi Arabia
Physical functioning | Role limitations due to physical health | Role limitations due to emotional problems | Vitality | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | P | Mean | SD | P | Mean | SD | P | Mean | SD | P | ||
Gender | Female | 57.0 | 23.7 | 0.019 | 36.5 | 37.1 | 0.630 | 39.1 | 41.7 | 0.423 | 49.0 | 20.0 | 0.060 |
Male | 52.3 | 22.5 | 35.0 | 34.5 | 41.8 | 38.5 | 46.0 | 17.4 | |||||
Older age | No | 55.5 | 23.4 | 0.472 | 36.1 | 35.4 | 0.767 | 39.0 | 39.2 | 0.218 | 48.0 | 18.8 | 0.484 |
Yes | 53.5 | 22.7 | 34.9 | 39.1 | 45.1 | 46.1 | 46.6 | 20.2 | |||||
University | No | 53.3 | 22.9 | 0.004 | 32.9 | 34.9 | 0.002* | 38.1 | 39.7 | 0.020 | 45.9 | 18.3 | 0.001* |
Yes | 59.5 | 23.5 | 43.8 | 37.7 | 47.1 | 42.1 | 53.2 | 19.4 | |||||
Married | No | 56.0 | 23.6 | 0.401 | 38.4 | 34.8 | 0.078 | 42.3 | 39.1 | 0.183 | 49.1 | 18.2 | 0.061 |
Yes | 54.3 | 23.1 | 33.1 | 37.6 | 37.8 | 42.2 | 46.1 | 19.9 | |||||
Employed | No | 53.4 | 22.5 | 0.002* | 35.7 | 36.0 | 0.379 | 39.6 | 39.9 | 0.283 | 45.6 | 18.6 | 0.001* |
Yes | 60.1 | 23.3 | 38.7 | 37.6 | 43.8 | 41.8 | 52.1 | 19.6 | |||||
Obese | No | 56.3 | 23.9 | 0.086 | 37.6 | 36.8 | 0.309 | 42.2 | 40.3 | 0.766 | 48.2 | 19.5 | 0.188 |
Yes | 49.7 | 23.4 | 31.5 | 34.9 | 40.3 | 42.8 | 44.2 | 15.6 | |||||
Fever | No | 55.9 | 23.8 | 0.555 | 44.6 | 36.5 | 0.001* | 46.5 | 41.8 | 0.002* | 53.7 | 19.2 | 0.001* |
Yes | 54.7 | 23.1 | 30.0 | 34.8 | 35.8 | 39.2 | 43.9 | 17.9 | |||||
Skin redness | No | 57.5 | 22.6 | 0.001* | 40.3 | 36.4 | 0.001* | 42.7 | 40.6 | 0.040 | 50.3 | 19.3 | 0.001* |
Yes | 50.5 | 23.6 | 27.1 | 34.1 | 35.3 | 40.3 | 42.9 | 17.5 | |||||
Swelling | No | 59.2 | 22.9 | 0.001* | 41.0 | 36.9 | 0.001* | 44.8 | 41.5 | 0.002* | 52.1 | 20.0 | 0.001* |
Yes | 51.2 | 22.9 | 29.7 | 34.1 | 34.7 | 39.0 | 42.9 | 16.9 | |||||
History of blood transfusion | No | 61.7 | 25.1 | 0.003* | 47.9 | 37.1 | 0.001* | 50.2 | 41.5 | 0.007 | 53.3 | 21.1 | 0.002* |
Yes | 53.7 | 22.8 | 33.6 | 35.4 | 37.9 | 40.0 | 46.6 | 18.5 | |||||
Family history of anemia | No | 53.3 | 19.6 | 0.547 | 38.5 | 37.5 | 0.623 | 44.2 | 41.1 | 0.480 | 51.7 | 17.5 | 0.102 |
Yes | 55.4 | 23.5 | 35.9 | 36.1 | 40.1 | 40.5 | 47.2 | 19.1 | |||||
Family support | No | 57.7 | 21.3 | 0.424 | 35.9 | 40.0 | 0.983 | 45.2 | 47.2 | 0.469 | 46.7 | 22.2 | 0.659 |
Yes | 54.8 | 23.6 | 35.8 | 35.9 | 39.9 | 40.0 | 48.0 | 18.7 | |||||
Other Chronic disease | No | 56.0 | 23.2 | 0.032 | 37.6 | 36.2 | 0.034 | 41.4 | 40.7 | 0.242 | 49.0 | 19.3 | 0.002* |
Yes | 50.4 | 22.7 | 29.1 | 34.6 | 36.1 | 39.3 | 42.4 | 17.2 | |||||
Regular exercise | No | 54.1 | 22.6 | 0.134 | 34.8 | 36.4 | 0.261 | 40.3 | 41.0 | 0.694 | 44.7 | 18.6 | 0.001* |
Yes | 57.3 | 24.6 | 38.3 | 35.1 | 38.9 | 39.4 | 53.5 | 18.5 | |||||
Spleen removed | No | 55.1 | 23.0 | 0.877 | 34.7 | 35.5 | 0.088 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 0.451 | 47.7 | 19.1 | 0.931 |
Yes | 54.7 | 24.9 | 41.3 | 38.3 | 42.8 | 40.8 | 47.9 | 18.8 | |||||