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Table 1 Demographics and general characteristics by physical and mental quality of life (N = 150)

From: The path linking disease severity and cognitive function with quality of life in Parkinson’s disease: the mediating effect of activities of daily living and depression

 

n (%)

MCS

PCS

Mean (SD)

p

Mean (SD)

p

Gender

     

 Male

85 (56.7)

50.5 (12.5)

0.097

31.4 (13.9)

0.253

 Female

65 (43.3)

47.0 (13.2)

28.7 (14.4)

Age (years)

     

 ≤ 40

1 (0.7)

49.9 (0)

0.507

27.1 (0)

0.028

 41–59

33 (22.0)

51.3 (14.0)

36.0 (15.0)

 ≥ 60

116 (77.3)

48.3 (12.6)

28.6 (13.6)

Marital status

     

 Married

137 (91.3)

49.4 (12.8)

0.222

31.1 (14.2)

0.014

 Widowed

13 (8.7)

44.8 (13.6)

21.0 (10.7)

Education

     

 No formal education

10 (6.7)

47.0 (13.9)

0.131

19.8 (11.5)

0.002

 High school and below

119 (79.3)

48.2 (12.3)

29.7 (13.5)

 Junior college and above

21 (14.0)

54.2 (14.8)

37.8 (15.6)

Family population

     

 2

6 (4.0)

56.9 (13.9)

0.304

30.40 (11.4)

0.075

 3

49 (32.7)

48.6 (12.3)

33.91 (13.3)

 ≥ 3

95 (63.3)

48.7 (13.1)

28.25 (14.5)

Smoking

     

 Yes

34 (22.7)

47.9 (14.1)

0.595

31.08 (12.9)

0.676

 No

116 (77.3)

49.3 (12.6)

29.92 (14.5)

Drinking

     

 Yes

30 (20.0)

49.3 (14.2)

0.862

29.32 (12.2)

0.709

 No

120 (80.0)

48.9 (12.6)

30.40 (14.6)

  1. SD: standard deviation, MCS: mental component summary, PCS: physical component summary