Relationship between health-related characteristics and QOL (n=732)
| Variable | Participants, n (%) | EQ-5D index score | F/t |
| Chronic disease† | |||
| Yes | 559 (76.4) | 0.87±0.15 | –7.158** |
| No | 173 (23.6) | 0.95±0.10 | |
| Smoking status† | |||
| Yes | 220 (30.1) | 0.92±0.13 | –1.984* |
| No | 512 (69.9) | 0.94±0.11 | |
| Physical activity† | |||
| No | 633 (86.5) | 0.93±0.12 | –2.631** |
| Yes | 99 (13.5) | 0.95±0.09 | |
| Health services‡ | |||
| Very dissatisfied | 20 (12.7) | 0.83±0.21 | 29.230** |
| Dissatisfied | 53 (22.3) | 0.86±0.14 | |
| Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 223 (15.5) | 0.89±0.13 | |
| Satisfied | 353 (38.2) | 0.96±0.08 | |
| Very satisfied | 83 (11.3) | 0.97±0.09 | |
*p<0.05.
**p<0.01.
†t-test.
‡F-test.
QOL, quality of life.