Table 1 The characteristics of the study sample and Mean scores of quality of life domains among different subgroups, Abbottabad, Pakistan 2016 (n = 2063)
Variable | Domains of Quality of life (mean ± SD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | Physical (2063) | Psychological (2063) | Relationship (2063) | Environmental (2063) | General facet | |
Type of family | ||||||
Joint | 1053 (51.04%) | 65.0 ± 15.2 | 67.9 ± 14.3 | 72.4 ± 16.8 | 56.6 ± 14.3 | 69.2 ± 16.6 |
Nuclear | 1010(48.96) | 64.8 ± 15.2 | 67.0 ± 15.3 | 71.4 ± 16.0 | 54.3 ± 15.1 | 66.9 ± 18.5 |
Type of Residence | ||||||
Urban | 598(29%) | 68.0 ± 15.7 | 71.0 ± 14.4 | 74.09 ± 15.8 | 59.9 ± 14.2 | 71.0 ± 16.5 |
Rural | 1465(71%) | 63.7 ± 14.8 | 65.9 ± 14.7 | 71.01 ± 16.6 | 53.7 ± 14.5 | 67.0 ± 17.9 |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 1058 (51.2%) | 66.4 ± 15.5 | 68.7 ± 14.7 | 72.4 ± 15.8 | 56.0 ± 14.48 | 69.7 ± 16.7 |
Female | 1005(48.7%) | 63.5 ± 14.7 | 66.0 ± 15.1 | 71.3 ± 17.0 | 54.8 ± 15.0 | 66.4 ± 18.3 |
Age | ||||||
<30 | 720(34.9%) | 67.7 ± 14.5 | 68.38 ± 14.0 | 71.99 ± 16.1 | 55.84 ± 14.6 | 69.7 ± 16.5 |
31–40 | 636(30.8%) | 64.6 ± 14.2 | 67.16 ± 15.1 | 72.27 ± 16.2 | 54.57 ± 14.6 | 68.0 ± 17.8 |
41–50 | 389(18.8%) | 64.0 ± 15.4 | 67.96 ± 14.7 | 72.38 ± 16.4 | 55.98 ± 14.5 | 67.1 ± 18.0 |
>50 | 318(15.4%) | 60.38 ± 16.9 | 64.91 ± 15.8 | 70.16 ± 17.7 | 55.52 ± 15.5 | 65.8 ± 18.8 |
Residence Ownership | ||||||
Owner | 1599(77.5%) | 64.9 ± 15.2 | 67.3 ± 14.6 | 71.9 ± 16.4 | 55.5 ± 14.7 | 68.3 ± 17.2 |
Not Owner | 464 (22.5%) | 65.6 ± 15.1 | 68.6 ± 15.4 | 71.5 ± 16.6 | 55.5 ± 14.9 | 69.6 ± 18.5 |
Marital Status | ||||||
Married | 1639 (79.4%) | 64.2 ± 14.8 | 67.4 ± 14.7 | 72.8 ± 16.1 | 55.5 ± 14.6 | 68.3 ± 17.4 |
Widow | 60 (2.9%) | 55.0 ± 17.1 | 55.9 ± 18.2 | 61.8 ± 20.6 | 46.1 ± 14.2 | 54.3 ± 23.2 |
Divorced | 6 (2.0%) | 76.8 ± 10.0 | 75 ± 9.1 | 62.5 ± 15.5 | 59.9 ± 13.6 | 70.8 ± 12.9 |
Separated | 9 (0.4%) | 70.9 ± 16.1 | 69.0 ± 12.6 | 54.8 ± 28.8 | 54.5 ± 9.1 | 71.4 ± 17.2 |
Never married | 349(16.9%) | 69.8 ± 15.1 | 68.9 ± 14.2 | 70.0 ± 15.9 | 56.6 ± 15.0 | 69.6 ± 16.3 |
Education | ||||||
No education | 322(15.6%) | 59.0 ± 15.5 | 61.5 ± 16.5 | 67.3 ± 17.8 | 51.4 ± 15.6 | 60.1 ± 20.8 |
Madressa | 47(2.2%) | 63.9 ± 18.2 | 68.6 ± 14.3 | 73.9 ± 12.2 | 58.3 ± 14.9 | 70.8 ± 15.0 |
Can read/write | 211(10.2%) | 61.8 ± 15.8 | 63.9 ± 15.5 | 68.8 ± 17.5 | 54.0 ± 14.1 | 64.8 ± 17.5 |
Primary | 637(30.8%) | 65.7 ± 14.6 | 67.7 ± 13.9 | 73.0 ± 15.9 | 56.3 ± 13.9 | 68.5 ± 16.8 |
Secondary | 658(31.8%) | 67.8 ± 14.8 | 70.5 ± 14.0 | 73.1 ± 15.9 | 56.7 ± 14.9 | 71.2 ± 16.1 |
Tertiary | 188(9.1%) | 66.3 ± 13.3 | 69.3 ± 13.3 | 74.8 ± 15.4 | 56.4 ± 14.7 | 73.2 ± 14.3 |
Disease | ||||||
Physical disability | 28(1.4%) | 57.5 ± 19.4 | 62.0 ± 17.3 | 71.1 ± 10.2 | 53.8 ± 13.6 | 63.3 ± 19.2 |
Hypertension | 154(7.5%) | 61.3 ± 16.6 | 66.0 ± 15.6 | 70.7 ± 16.6 | 54.8 ± 16.7 | 66.1 ± 17.7 |
Diabetes | 58(2.8%) | 55.4 ± 17.7 | 62.0 ± 17.6 | 69.3 ± 19.0 | 52.9 ± 15.8 | 60.9 ± 21.8 |
Other | 980(47.5%) | 63.7 ± 15.1 | 66.2 ± 14.8 | 71.2 ± 16.5 | 54.6 ± 14.8 | 67.0 ± 18.3 |
None | 843(41%) | 68.0 ± 13.8 | 69.7 ± 14.0 | 73.2 ± 16.2 | 56.8 ± 14.1 | 70.5 ± 15.9 |
Employment status | ||||||
Working | 1162(56.3%) | 66.3 ± 14.2 | 68.8 ± 13.9 | 72.3 ± 16.3 | 55.9 ± 14.4 | 70.1 ± 16.3 |
Not Working | 810(39.3%) | 63.1 ± 15.9 | 65.6 ± 15.8 | 71.2 ± 16.6 | 54.6 ± 15.1 | 65.5 ± 18.8 |
Retired | 91(4.4%) | 63.0 ± 18.3 | 65.9 ± 15.3 | 73.1 ± 16.6 | 57.5 ± 14.8 | 66.5 ± 18.4 |
Socioeconomic status | ||||||
High | 687(33.3%) | 68.2 ± 14.6 | 71.8 ± 13.7 | 75.5 ± 15.3 | 60.8 ± 13.8 | 74.4 ± 15.5 |
Average | 690(33.4%) | 65.4 ± 14.9 | 68.6 ± 13.5 | 73.5 ± 13.5 | 56.4 ± 13.5 | 68.7 ± 15.6 |
Low | 686(33.3%) | 61.1 ± 15.2 | 63.2 ± 15.3 | 66.7 ± 15.3 | 49.3 ± 14.7 | 61.3 ± 19.0 |
Social Capital | ||||||
High SC | 278(13.5%) | 66.6 ± 14.6 | 69.7 ± 13.6 | 75.1 ± 15.7 | 58.8 ± 13.8 | 71.8 ± 16.7 |
Moderate SC | 1571(76.1%) | 65.2 ± 15.1 | 67.7 ± 14.7 | 72.1 ± 16.1 | 55.5 ± 14.4 | 68.3 ± 17.2 |
Low SC | 214(10.4%) | 61.3 ± 16.2 | 63.7 ± 16.2 | 66.7 ± 18.2 | 50.9 ± 16.6 | 62.2 ± 19.5 |
All | 2063 | 65.0 ± 15.2 | 67.4 ± 15.0 | 72.0 ± 16.5 | 55.5 ± 15.0 | 68.0 ± 18.0 |