Relationship between demographic characteristics and QOL (n=732)
Variable | Participants, n (%) | EQ-5D index score | F/t |
Age† | |||
60–69 | 289 (39.5) | 0.95±0.10 | 8.149** |
70–79 | 345 (47.1) | 0.92±0.12 | |
≥80 | 98 (13.4) | 0.90±0.15 | |
Gender‡ | |||
Male | 357 (48.8) | 0.93±0.12 | 0.301 |
Female | 375 (51.2) | 0.93±0.12 | |
Residence‡ | |||
Rural | 241 (32.9) | 0.92±0.12 | –2.333* |
Urban | 491 (67.1) | 0.94±0.12 | |
Living arrangement‡ | |||
Empty nester | 341 (46.6) | 0.92±0.13 | 2.221* |
Non-empty nester | 391 (53.4) | 0.94±0.11 | |
Marital status† | |||
Single | 18 (2.4) | 0.97±0.10 | 2.304 |
Married | 688 (94.0) | 0.93±0.12 | |
Divorced/widowed | 26 (3.6) | 0.89±0.14 | |
Monthly income† | |||
<2000 | 367 (50.1) | 0.90±0.14 | 21.722** |
2000–3000 | 194 (26.5) | 0.95±0.08 | |
>3000 | 171 (23.4) | 0.97±0.09 | |
Education† | |||
Primary school or below | 323 (44.1) | 0.92±0.13 | 3.236* |
Junior high school | 294 (40.2) | 0.95±0.10 | |
Senior high school | 89 (12.2) | 0.94±0.11 | |
College and above | 26 (3.5) | 0.92±0.12 |
*p<0.05; **p<0.01.
†t-test.
‡ F-test.
QOL, quality of life.