Table 5 Comparisons of quality of life in the group with 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 | |||||||||||||
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mean (95% CI) | mean (95%CI) | mean (95%CI) | P value | mean (95% CI) | mean (95% CI) | mean (95% CI) | P value | mean (95% CI) | mean (95% CI) | mean (95% CI) | P value | mean (95% CI) | mean (95% CI) | mean (95% CI) | P value | |
Gender | ||||||||||||||||
Men with disability, n = 79 women with disability, n = 76 | 14.57 (13.96 to 15.18) | 14.08 (13.41 to 14.77) | .292 | 14.57 (14.00 to 15.13) | 14.15 (13.58 to 14.86) | .548 | 14.72 (13.88 to 15.56) | 14.52 (13.58 to 15.45) | .946 | 13.18 (12.63 to 13.74) | 12.45 (11.87 to 13.15) | .162 | ||||
Income levels | ||||||||||||||||
Group with disability with regular income, n = 63 without no or irregular income, n = 92 | 15.17 (14.56 to 15.79) | 13.68 (13.14 to 14.37) | .003* | 15.25 (14.68 to 15.82) | 13.75 (13.24 to 14.38) | .002* | 15.82 (15.02 to 16.61) | 13.78 (12.92 to 14.65) | .002* | 13.82 (13.14 to 14.39) | 12.14 (11.63 to 12.75) | <.001* | ||||
Area of residence | ||||||||||||||||
Group with disability non-slum urban, n = 38 urban slum, n = 63 rural, n = 54 | 15.01 (14.06 to 15.95) | 13.67 (13.01 to 14.55) | 14.50 (13.81 to 15.18) | .057 | 15.04 (14.31 to 15.76) | 13.95 (13.33 to 14.73) | 14.37 (13.62 to 15.13) | .063 | 15.46 (14.37 to 16.53) | 14.39 (13.25 to 15.54) | 14.28 (13.32 to 15.25) | .348 | 13.58 (12.74 to 14.42) | 12.17 (11.47 to 12.98) | 13.06 (12.46 to 13.65) | .026* |
Education | ||||||||||||||||
Group with disability no school, n = 22 school ≤10 years, n = 50 school > 10 years, n = 49 | 13.81 (12.28 to 15.38) | 14.49 (13.88 to 15.39) | 15.78 (15.17 to 16.39) | .024* | 12.90 (11.54 to 14.28) | 14.36 (13.68 to 15.27) | 15.76 (15.17 to 16.39) | <.001* | 12.15 (10.50 to 13.81) | 15.34 (14.36 to 16.33) | 16.76 (16.06 to 17.46) | <.001* | 12.02 (10.64 to 13.41) | 12.97 (12.34 to 13.81) | 13.99 (13.46 to 14.52) | .010* |