Factors associated with health-related quality of life in Korean older workers

Hong, Sujin; Jeong, Harin; Heo, Yunjeong; Chun, Hosun; Park, Jongtae; Kim, Daeseong

doi:10.1186/s40557-015-0077-9

Table 3 General characteristics, health status, and health-related quality of life instruments (EQ-5D index) of older wage workers, according to sex

From: Factors associated with health-related quality of life in Korean older workers

	M			F
	N	Mean ± S.D°	P-value	N	Mean ± S.D°	P-value
	712	0.956 ± 0.087		656	0.917 ± 0.124	0.000
Age
55–64	461	0.966 ± 0.082	0.000	396	0.936 ± 0.106	0.000
65–74	220	0.940 ± 0.091		211	0.893 ± 0.139
75-	31	0.925 ± 0.094		49	0.863 ± 0.152
Education
<Elementary school	191	0.939 ± 0.093	0.000	418	0.899 ± 0.137	0.000
Middle school	139	0.944 ± 0.119		124	0.953 ± 0.081
High school	231	0.963 ± 0.069		85	0.937 ± 0.098
> College	151	0.978 ± 0.055		29	0.958 ± 0.070
Household Income (quartile)
1st (lowest)	106	0.919 ± 0.138	0.000	238	0.882 ± 0.147	0.000
2nd	230	0.950 ± 0.083		194	0.928 ± 0.109
3rd	186	0.968 ± 0.062		123	0.944 ± 0.101
4th (highest)	190	0.972 ± 0.065		101	0.944 ± 0.095
Existence of spouse
Yes	676	0.956 ± 0.087	0.753	447	0.929 ± 0.112	0.001
No	36	0.952 ± 0.084	0.753	209	0.890 ± 0.142	0.001
Drinking
none	137	0.957 ± 0.088	0.866	311	0.906 ± 0.132	0.082
1 ~ 4/month	295	0.958 ± 0.093		304	0.928 ± 0.112
2~/week	280	0.954 ± 0.079		41	0.924 ± 0.134
Smoking
non-smoker	128	0.969 ± 0.066	0.001	621	0.915 ± 0.125	0.416
ex-smoker	378	0.961 ± 0.073		17	0.953 ± 0.065
current smoker	206	0.938 ± 0.114		18	0.932 ± 0.127
BMI
< 18.5	22	0.968 ± 0.072	0.701	13	0.912 ± 0.114	0.612
18.5–22.9	269	0.952 ± 0.084		224	0.922 ± 0.112
23.0 ~ 24.9	197	0.958 ± 0.079		194	0.922 ± 0.129
25.0–29.9	213	0.960 ± 0.097		200	0.905 ± 0.133
30.0-	11	0.934 ± 0.107		25	0.924 ± 0.104
Hypertension
Yes	266	0.954 ± 0.079	0.684	257	0.903 ± 0.127	0.027
No	446	0.957 ± 0.091	0.684	399	0.926 ± 0.120	0.027
Hyperlipidemia
Yes	105	0.954 ± 0.073	0.819	123	0.901 ± 0.151	0.179
No	607	0.956 ± 0.089	0.819	533	0.921 ± 0.116	0.179
Cerebro-cardiovascular event (Stroke, Myocardial infarction, Angina)
Yes	49	0.915 ± 0.110	0.008	41	0.848 ± 0.186	0.017
No	663	0.959 ± 0.084	0.008	615	0.921 ± 0.117	0.017
Diabetes
Yes	108	0.940 ± 0.089	0.040	62	0.887 ± 0.161	0.122
No	604	0.959 ± 0.086	0.040	594	0.920 ± 0.119	0.122
Osteoarthritis
Yes	59	0.920 ± 0.092	0.001	190	0.860 ± 0.160	0.000
No	653	0.959 ± 0.085	0.001	466	0.940 ± 0.096	0.000
Musculoskeletal pain (Knee, Hip, Back)
Yes	137	0.892 ± 0.132	0.000	297	0.858 ± 0.149	0.000
No	575	0.971 ± 0.063	0.000	359	0.966 ± 0.065	0.000
Depression
Yes	13	0.941 ± 0.099	0.534	41	0.865 ± 0.145	0.005
No	699	0.956 ± 0.086	0.534	615	0.920 ± 0.121	0.005
Stress
High	115	0.942 ± 0.080	0.049	149	0.878 ± 0.153	0.000
Low	597	0.959 ± 0.088	0.049	507	0.928 ± 0.111	0.000

SD standard deviation

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