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Table 4 Comparisons of quality of life in groups with and without disability by gender, income, area of residence, and education

From: Quality of life of prosthetic and orthotic users in South India: a cross-sectional study

 

Physical health

Psychological

Social relationships

Environmental

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

  1. Note: The group without disability that had not attended school was excluded due to small sample (n = 7)