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Table 4 Occupational determinants of HRQL in crude and adjusted models

From: Health-related quality of life in a general population sample in Kazakhstan and its sociodemographic and occupational determinants

Position

N (%)

PCS

MCS

Crude beta (95% CI)

Model 1 beta (95% CI)

Crude beta (95% CI)

Model 2 beta (95% CI)

Teacher or faculty

386 (25.7)

− 1.84 (− 2.83; − 0.86)

NS

NS

Manager

222 (14.8)

1.84 (0.63; 3.05)

NS

− 1.46 (− 2.77; − 0.14)

− 1.66 (− 2.95; − 0.36)

Economist

143 (9.5)

− 2.32 (− 3.78; − 0.85)

NS

− 2.05 (− 3.63; − 0.46)

NS

Sales person

143 (9.5)

NS

− 1.88 (− 3.47; − 0.29)

NS

Laborer

118 (7.9)

− 2.01 (− 3.61; − 0.41)

NS

NS

Engineer

111 (7.4)

− 1.67 (− 3.31; − 0.02)

NS

NS

Kindergarten teacher

54 (3.6)

NS

− 3.37 (− 5.87; − 0.87)

NS

Secretary

26 (1.7)

NS

− 6.52 (− 10.09; − 2.96)

− 5.18 (− 8.70; − 1.67)

Welder

24 (1.6)

− 3.67 (− 7.10; − 0.24)

NS

− 3.92 (− 7.64; − 0.20)

− 5.03 (− 8.70; − 1.36)

Information technology specialist

22 (1.5)

NS

4.04 (0.16; 7.92)

NS

Lab technician

20 (1.3)

− 5.65 (− 9.40; − 1.91)

NS

NS

  1. Occupations with non-significant associations in crude models are not included. NS non-significant, PCS physical component score, MCS mental component score. Model 1: adjusted for age, sex, monthly income, cigarette and electronic cigarette smoking, waterpipe use, physical activity, alcohol use and exposure to SHS. Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, monthly income, cigarette smoking and physical activity