A case-control study of pattern and determinants of quality of life of patients with diabetes in a developing country

Enang, Ofem; Omoronyia, Ogban; Asibong, Udeme; Ayuk, Agam; Nwafor, Kenneth; Legogie, Annette

doi:10.1186/s42506-020-00061-y

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Table 4 Relationship between characteristics and QoL among cases in Calabar (N = 165)

From: A case-control study of pattern and determinants of quality of life of patients with diabetes in a developing country

Sex	Variable	Total mean ± SD	Phys. Health Mean ± SD	Psych. Health mean ± SD	Soc. Rel. mean ± SD	Environment mean ± SD
Females (n = 78)	Age group (in years)
	≤ 50	78.86 ± 12.26	24.33 ± 5.34	19.17 ± 1.44	9.76 ± 2.77	25.10 ± 3.90
	> 50	72.35 ± 10.17	20.69 ± 4.20	19.33 ± 1.48	9.29 ± 2.53	23.04 ± 4.11
	t test p value	0.01*	0.00*	0.66	0.44	0.03*
	Marital status
	Married	76.85 ± 11.67	22.72 ± 5.29	19.47 ± 1.64	10.19 ± 2.67	24.47 ± 3.91
	Unmarried	70.36 ± 9.46	21.20 ± 4.39	18.84 ± 0.85	7.92 ± 1.71	22.40 ± 4.31
	p value	0.02*	0.22	0.07	0.00*	0.04*
	Educational level
	Primary or none	73.76 ± 9.46	21.33 ± 4.58	19.52 ± 1.47	9.38 ± 1.77	23.52 ± 2.91
	At least secondary	75.14 ± 12.05	22.56 ± 5.20	19.18 ± 1.45	9.49 ± 2.88	23.91 ± 4.52
	p value	0.64	0.34	0.35	0.87	0.72
	Religion
	Pentecostal	76.69 ± 13.99	23.88 ± 5.68	19.81 ± 1.30	9.77 ± 3.02	23.23 ± 4.95
	Orthodox	71.60 ± 7.37	19.30 ± 2.87	19.20 ± 1.03	8.30 ± 2.36	24.80 ± 4.37
	Catholic	71.97 ± 9.69	20.71 ± 4.23	18.51 ± 1.25	9.54 ± 2.61	23.20 ± 3.42
	Others	73.42 ± 11.07	21.30 ± 3.07	19.17 ± 1.07	9.57 ± 0.54	23.74 ± 3.54
	p value	0.12	0.09	0.14	0.51	0.67
Males (n = 87)	Age group (in years)
	≤50	82.50 ± 10.80	24.83 ± 4.88	20.33 ± 2.28	10.17 ± 2.01	27.17 ± 3.00
	> 50	75.26 ± 11.50	22.61 ± 4.63	19.30 ± 2.11	9.22 ± 2.88	24.13 ± 3.97
	t test (p value)	0.02*	0.08	0.07	0.19	0.00*
	Marital status
	Married	76.70 ± 11.24	23.35 ± 4.29	19.39 ± 2.26	9.22 ± 2.79	24.74 ± 4.05
	Unmarried	77.00 ± 13.60	22.00 ± 6.20	20.00 ± 1.78	10.17 ± 2.48	24.83 ± 3.73
	t test (p value)	0.92	0.29	0.29	0.19	0.93
	Educational level
	Primary or none	75.25 ± 8.34	21.50 ± 5.25	19.75 ± 0.45	10.25 ± 3.57	23.75 ± 2.38
	At least secondary	77.00 ± 12.15	23.32 ± 4.64	19.48 ± 2.33	9.28 ± 2.59	24.92 ± 4.16
	t test (p value)	0.63	0.22	0.69	0.26	0.35
	Religion
	Pentecostal	75.38 ± 12.56	22.81 ± 4.86	19.06 ± 2.61	8.94 ± 2.69	24.56 ± 4.30
	Orthodox	71.75 ± 8.94	20.00 ± 3.91	18.75 ± 1.14	10.75 ± 3.17	22.25 ± 2.38
	Catholic	78.67 ± 9.87	23.83 ± 4.50	20.33 ± 0.49	8.50 ± 2.20	26.00 ± 3.61
	Others	73.49 ± 10.07	21.62 ± 2.29	19.10 ± 1.07	9.17 ± 1.61	23.44 ± 2.91
	p value	0.09	0.19	0.11	0.21	0.08

*Significant p value

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