From: Quality of life of prosthetic and orthotic users in South India: a cross-sectional study
Physical health | Psychological | Social relationships | Environmental | |||||||||
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Group with disability Mean (95% CI) | Group without disability Mean (95% CI) | Group with disability Mean (95% CI) | Group without disability Mean (95% CI) | Group with disability Mean (95% CI) | Group without disability Mean (95% CI) | Group with disability Mean (95% CI) | Group without disability Mean (95% CI) | |||||
Gender | ||||||||||||
Men with disability, n = 79, Men without disability, n = 62 | 14.57 (13.96 to 15.18) | 16.78 (16.26 to 17.31) | <.001* | 14.57 (14.00 to 15.13) | 15.49 (14.91 to 16.08) | .014* | 14.72 (13.88 to 15.56) | 16.01 (15.27 to 16.75) | .054 | 13.18 (12.63 to 13.74) | 14.08 (13.49 to 14.68) | .035* |
Women with disability, n = 76 without disability, n = 60 | 14.08 (13.41 to 14.77) | 15.52 (15.02 to 16.03) | .002* | 14.22 (13.58 to 14.86) | 14.68 (14.11 to 15.24) | .319 | 14.52 (13.58 to 14.45) | 15.09 (14.20 to 15.98) | .557 | 12.45 (11.87 to 13.15) | 13.43 (12.80 to 14.06) | .054 |
Income levels | ||||||||||||
Group with regular income with disability, n = 63 without disability, n = 69 | 15.17 (14.56 to 15.79) | 16.27 (15.75 to 16.78) | .009* | 15.25 (14.68 to 15.82) | 15.45 (14.96 to 15.94) | .465 | 15.82 (15.02 to 16.62) | 15.50 (14.73 to 16.27) | .472 | 13.82 (13.24 to 14.39) | 13.87 (13.32 to 14.43) | .768 |
Group without regular income with disability, n = 92 without disability, n = 53 | 13.68 (13.14 to 14.37) | 16.03 (15.46 to 16.60) | <.001* | 13.75 (13,24 to 14.37) | 14.63 (13.95 to 15.31) | .062 | 13.78 (12.92 to 14.65) | 15.64 (14.73 to 16.54) | .009* | 12.14 (11.63 to 12.75) | 13.61 (12.92 to 14.31) | .004* |
Area of residence | ||||||||||||
Group: non-slum urban with disability, n = 38 without disability, n = 39 | 15.01 (14.06 to 15.95) | 15.79 (15.17 to 16.42) | .379 | 15.04 (14.31 to 15.76) | 14.87 (14.16 to 15.58) | .629 | 15.46 (14.38 to 16.53) | 16.22 (15.15 to 17.30) | .283 | 13.58 (12.74 to 14.42) | 14.17 (13.40 to 14.95) | .450 |
Group urban slum with disability, n = 63without disability, n = 40 | 13.77 (13.01 to 14.55) | 16.37 (15.64 to 17.11) | <.001* | 13.95 (13.33 to 14.73) | 14.97 (14.25 to 15.69) | .040* | 14.39 (13.26 to 15.54) | 15.75 (14.80 to 16.70) | .219 | 12.23 (11.48 to 12.98) | 13.94 (13.11 to 14.77) | .002* |
Group: rural with disability, n = 54 without disability, n = 43 | 14.50 (13.82 to 15.18) | 16.30 (15.68 to 16.94) | <.001* | 14.37 (13.62 to 15.13) | 15.41 (14.68 to 16.14) | .057 | 14.28 (13.32 to 15.25) | 14.78 (13.77 to 15.78) | .580 | 13.06 (12.46 to 13.65) | 13.22 (12.56 to 13.88) | .765 |
Education | ||||||||||||
Group, school ≤10 years with disability, n = 50without disability, n = 49 | 14.49 (13.89 to 15.39) | 16.05 (15.41 to 16.69) | .004* | 14.36 (13.68 to 15.25) | 14.98 (14.31 to 15.65) | .158 | 15.34 (14.36 to 16.33) | 15.35(14.45 to 16.24) | .971 | 12.97 (12.34 to 13.81) | 13.29 (12.61 to 13.96) | .386 |
Group school > 10 years with disability, n = 49 without disability, n = 66 | 15.78 (15.17 to 16.39) | 16.32 (15.86 to 16.78) | .197 | 15.76 (15,24 to 16.17) | 15.10 (14.55 to 15.65) | .090 | 16.76 (16.06 to 17.46) | 15.79 (15.01 to 16.57) | .084 | 13.99 (13.46 to 14.52) | 14.03 (13.45 to 14.62) | .993 |