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Table 7 Logistic regression indicating which subgroups of people with disability are associated with lower quality of life (QOL) in the four domains included in the WHOQOL

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

  

Physical health QOL

Psychological QOL

Social relationship QOL

Environmental QOL

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Without disability

Female vs. male

2.68*

1.16 to 6.20

1.53

0.71 to 3.30

1.39

0.67 to 2.88

1.13

0.55 to 2.33

With physical disability

Female vs. male

1.50

0.79 to 2.85

1.26

0.67 to 2.36

0.75

0.40 to 1.41

1.58

0.83 to 3.00

Without disability

No or irregular income vs. regular income

0.94

0.42 to 2.12

1.37

0.64 to 2.94

0.77

0.37 to 1,61

1.10

0.53 to 2.29

With physical disability

No or irregular income vs. regular income

2.10*

1.09 to 4.03

2.67*

1.37 to 5.23

2.32*

1.20 to 4.49

2.80*

1.44 to 5.43

Without disability

Rural vs. non-slum urban

0.68

0.26 to 1.82

0.62

0.24 to 1.57

2.36

0.95 to 5,83

1.53

0.63 to 3.68

Urban slum vs. non-slum urban

0.85

0.32 to 2.26

0.69

0.27 to 1.75

1.21

0.47 to 3,10

0.77

0.31 to 1.94

With physical disability

Rural vs. non-slum urban

1.92

0.82 to 4.45

4.04*

1.57 to 10.39

1.85

0.79 to 4,31

1.78

0.77 to 4.13

Urban slum vs. non-slum urban

3.30*

1.42 to 7.63

4.69*

1.86 to 11.82

1.66

0.73 to 3,78

3.30*

1.42 to 7.63

Without disability

Attended ≤10 years vs. attended > 10 years

1.38

0.60 to 3.16

0.88

0.40 to 1.95

1.13

0.53 to 2.41

1.23

0.58 to 2.61

Not attended vs. attended > 10 years

1.25

0.22 to 7.08

0.80

0.14 to 4.46

1.23

0.25 to 5.96

1.23

0.25 to 5.96

With physical disability

Attended ≤10 years vs. attended > 10 years

4.08*

1.76 to 9.47

4.81*

1.94 to 11.98

3.79*

1.52 to 9.43

3.09*

1.36 to 7.04

Not attended vs. attended > 10 years

3.00*

1.06 to 8.52

9.52*

3.01 to 30.15

11.85*

3.63 to 38.75

4.42*

1.50 to 12.98

  1. *Significant (p < 0.05)