Table 4 Association of socio-demographic variables with WHOQOL-BREF domains

 Male

39.44 ± 6.89

45.47 ± 7.82

59.72 ± 14.01

44.34 ± 8.48

47.24 ± 5.98

 Female

40.52 ± 6.22

48.56 ± 9.50

62.66 ± 14.36

43.87 ± 6.99

48.90 ± 6.20

 p-value

0.467

0.147

0.376

0.785

0.247

 18–40

40.52 ± 6.68

47.68 ± 8.00

61.54 ± 12.91

45.65 ± 7.87

48.85 ± 5.55

 41–66

38.34 ± 6.60

43.87 ± 8.60

58.70 ± 16.03

41.64 ± 7.87

45.64 ± 6.45

 p value

0.130

0.038

0.379

0.020

0.018

 Single

43.37 ± 6.01

49.60 ± 7.67

60.91 ± 14.99

48.07 ± 6.21

50.49 ± 6.16

 Married

38.71 ± 6.56

45.38 ± 8.38

60.41 ± 13.93

43.17 ± 8.23

46.91 ± 5.83

 p-value

0.004

0.036

0.893

0.005

0.024

 Illiterate

38.39 ± 7.09

45.14 ± 8.69

59.72 ± 15.26

43.68 ± 8.56

46.73 ± 6.37

 Primary school

39.47 ± 6.24

48.68 ± 6.95

61.62 ± 12.69

43.75 ± 7.14

48.38 ± 5.41

 Secondary school

40.93 ± 4.97

46.15 ± 9.69

56.41 ± 14.09

42.55 ± 7.28

46.51 ± 5.58

 Tertiary

43.33 ± 6.31

47.22 ± 7.82

65.27 ± 11.42

47.92 ± 7.81

50.94 ± 5.42

 p-value

0.017

0.799

0.677

0.386

0.543

 Labor

38.54 ± 6.57

45.09 ± 7.64

59.54 ± 14.16

43.20 ± 8.19

46.59 ± 5.82

 Housewife

40.24 ± 6.68

47.22 ± 10.76

61.94 ± 13.35

43.54 ± 8.05

48.24 ± 5.75

 Others

43.45 ± 6.03

49.77 ± 8.02

62.73 ± 14.88

48.26 ± 6.23

51.05 ± 6.10

 p-value

0.021

0.102

0.644

0.058

0.019

 Urban

44.94 ± 5.38

47.22 ± 7.18

58.68 ± 11.43

47.66 ± 8.01

49.62 ± 5.66

 Rural

38.98 ± 6.56

46.18 ± 8.56

60.79 ± 14.47

43.71 ± 8.00

47.42 ± 6.09

 p-value

0.003

0.655

0.630

0.133

0.230

  < 2 month (32)

41.24 ± 6.77

46.77 ± 8.24

59.54 ± 12.13

45.06 ± 8.72

48.16 ± 5.99

 2–3 months (38)

40.41 ± 6.33

47.26 ± 8.30

63.38 ± 13.74

45.23 ± 7.18

49.07 ± 5.70

  > 3 months (25)

36.95 ± 6.54

44.39 ± 8.66

57.53 ± 16.37

41.71 ± 8.24

45.15 ± 6.06

 p-value

0.038

0.382

0.239

0.178

0.032