Table 2 Health-related quality of life according to gender and socioeconomic factors
Men | Women | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | ||
Self-rated health | 868 | 3.73 (0.75) | 353 | 3.48 (0.80) | <0.0001 |
Quality of life | 904 | 3.78 (0.72) | 374 | 3.60 (0.79) | <0.0001 |
WHOQOL-BREF physical domain | 867 | 62.80 (17.86) | 336 | 53.90 (19.70) | <0.0001 |
WHOQOL-BREF psychological domain | 869 | 70.97 (16.12) | 337 | 65.61 (17.69) | <0.0001 |
Education level | |||||
Primary | |||||
Self-rated health | 270 | 3.56 (0.73) | 160 | 3.38 (0.81) | 0.0196 |
Quality of life | 289 | 3.62 (0.72) | 173 | 3.54 (0.79) | 0.2765 |
WHOQOL-BREF physical domain | 271 | 57.01 (17.72) | 150 | 49.58 (19.92) | <0.0001 |
WHOQOL-BREF psychological domain | 272 | 67.07 (16.58) | 151 | 63.57 (18.33) | 0.0457 |
Secondary | |||||
Self-rated health | 434 | 3.74 (0.74) | 170 | 3.55 (0.80) | 0.0054 |
Quality of life | 447 | 3.79 (0.71) | 175 | 3.59 (0.79) | 0.0022 |
WHOQOL-BREF physical domain | 432 | 64.38 (17.05) | 161 | 55.72 (18.38) | <0.0001 |
WHOQOL-BREF psychological domain | 433 | 72.01 (15.81) | 161 | 66.79 (17.08) | 0.0005 |
Tertiary | |||||
Self-rated health | 158 | 3.94 (0.74) | 22 | 3.59 (0.67) | 0.0363 |
Quality of life | 163 | 4.06 (0.64) | 25 | 4.04 (0.61) | 0.8752 |
WHOQOL-BREF physical domain | 159 | 68.15 (17.51) | 24 | 68.85 (18.83) | 0.8568 |
WHOQOL-BREF psychological domain | 159 | 74.84 (14.98) | 24 | 70.56 (17.00) | 0.2014 |
Living conditions | |||||
Difficult living conditions | |||||
Self-rated health | 119 | 3.34 (0.69) | 59 | 3.07 (0.93) | 0.0519 |
Quality of life | 126 | 3.29 (0.76) | 61 | 3.18 (0.81) | 0.3836 |
WHOQOL-BREF physical domain | 122 | 51.27 (18.10) | 53 | 41.42 (19.52) | 0.0015 |
WHOQOL-BREF psychological domain | 121 | 60.41 (18.15) | 54 | 53.32 (17.41) | 0.0167 |
Easy living conditions | |||||
Self-rated health | 719 | 3.80 (0.73) | 263 | 3.56 (0.74) | <0.0001 |
Quality of life | 749 | 3.87 (0.68) | 281 | 3.68 (0.75) | 0.0002 |
WHOQOL-BREF physical domain | 721 | 64.89 (16.91) | 258 | 56.38 (18.95) | <0.0001 |
WHOQOL-BREF psychological domain | 724 | 72.82 (14.95) | 258 | 68.17 (16.61) | <0.0001 |