Table 1 Factors affecting the QoL with simple correlation
Variable | Values (%N) or Mean (SD) | Values (encodes) | Phi & V Crammers correlation/ Eta | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 75.1 (5.88) | – | 0.61 |  |
Gender | Male (46.5%) Female (53.5%) | Male (0) Female (1) | 0.17 | 0.25 |
Marital status | With wife (13%) Without wife (87%) | With wife (0) Without wife (1) | 0.12 | 0.31 |
Educational level | No-literacy/Elementary (68%) Less than diploma (23%) Diploma/Academic (9%) | No-literacy/Elementary (1) Less than diploma (2) Diploma/Academic (3) | 0.06 | 0.35 |
Place of residence | Urban (63%) Rural (37%) | Urban (0) Rural (1) | 0.12 | 0.4 |
Heart diseases and arterial blood pressure | Yes (33%) No (67%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.3 | 0.01 |
Musculoskeletal diseases | Yes (13%) No (87%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.4 | 0.02 |
Gastrointestinal diseases | Yes (6%) No (94%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.23 | 0.1 |
Respiratory diseases (asthma) | Yes (14%) No (86%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.38 | 0.03 |
Nervous diseases | Yes (15%) No (85%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.21 | 0.15 |
Cancer | Yes (6%) No (94%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.33 | 0.04 |
Mental dysfunctions | Yes (39%) No (61%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.3 | 0.02 |
Visual disability | Yes (23%) No (77%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.39 | 0.01 |
Hearing disability | Yes (41%) No (59%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.34 | 0.01 |
Skin diseases | Yes (12%) No (88%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.18 | 0.16 |
Diabetes mellitus | Yes (40%) No (60%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.15 | 0.02 |
Other diseases | Yes (24%) No (76%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.08 | 0.21 |
Independent Living Index | Score 1 (18%) Score 2 (33%) Score 3 (32%) Score 4 (12%) Score 5 (5%) | Score 1 (1) Score 2 (2) Score 3 (3) Score 4 (4) Score 5 (5) | 0.35 | 0.01 |
Physical performance | Pleasant (57%) Unpleasant (43%) | Pleasant (1) Unpleasant (0) | 0.18 | 0.03 |
Body pain | Yes (46%) No (54%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.12 | 0.03 |
Perceived health status | Very bad/Bad (6%) Moderate (58%) Good (36%) | Very bad/Bad (1) Moderate (2) Good (3) | 0.1 | 0.04 |
Ability to emotional role | Yes (34.8%) No (65.2%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.13 | 0.03 |
Positive mood index | None (39%) Low (45%) High (16%) | None (0) Low (1) High (2) | 0.43 | 0.001 |
Negative mood index | None (13%) Low (29%) High (57.4%) | None (0) Low (1) High (2) | 0.37 | 0.001 |
Formal social cohesion | Never (13%) One/two per year (33%) One/two per month (27%) One/two per week (20%) Every day (7%) | Never (0) One/two per year (1) One/two per month (2) One/two per week (3) Every day (4) | 0.25 | 0.001 |
Informal social cohesion | Never (5%) One/two per year (15%) One/two per month (48%) One/two per week (28%) Every day (3%) | Never (0) One/two per year (1) One/two per month (2) One/two per week (3) Every day (4) | 0.21 | 0.001 |
General health | Yes (73%) No (27%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.13 | 0.04 |
Vitality | Yes (60%) No (40%) | Yes (1) No (0) | 0.1 | 0.04 |