Table 2 Bivariate analysis of LSE population factors towards QOL Utility value
From: Health related quality of life (HRQOL) among low socioeconomic population in Malaysia
Independent variables | QOL utility value | 围2 | p-value | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | ||||
Gender | |||||
鈥僃别尘补濒别 | 78 (45.3) | 94 (54.7) | 5.06 | 0.025 | 0.56 (0.34鈥�0.93) |
鈥僊补濒别 | 34 (31.8) | 73 (68.2) | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Age (years) | |||||
鈥冣墹鈥�42 | 43 (34.4) | 82 (65.6) | 2.84 | 0.092 | 0.66 (0.40鈥�1.07) |
鈥�&驳迟;鈥�42 | 67 (44.4) | 84 (55.6) | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Ethnic | |||||
鈥僋辞苍-惭补濒补测 | 43 (43.0) | 57 (57.0) | 0.61 | 0.433 | 1.22 (0.74鈥�2.01) |
鈥僊补濒补测 | 68 (38.2) | 110 (61.8) | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Education | |||||
鈥僉辞飞 | 94 (43.3) | 123 (56.7) | 3.86 | 0.051 | 2.21 (0.98鈥�4.98) |
鈥仅颈驳丑 | 9 (25.7) | 26 (74.3) | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Employment | |||||
鈥僂尘辫濒辞测别诲 | 65 (36.9) | 111 (63.1) | 1.74 | 0.187 | 0.72 (0.44鈥�1.17) |
鈥僓苍别尘辫濒辞测别诲 | 48 (44.9) | 59 (55.1) | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Marital status | |||||
鈥侨颈苍驳濒别 | 50 (48.5) | 53 (51.5) | 4.64 | 0.031 | 1.72 (1.05鈥�2.82) |
鈥僊补谤谤颈别诲 | 62 (35.4) | 113 (64.6) | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Living place | |||||
鈥僓谤产补苍 | 49 (40.5) | 72 (59.5) | 0.00 | 0.980 | 1.00 (0.61鈥�1.64) |
鈥僐耻谤补濒 | 59 (40.4) | 87 (59.6) | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Household income | |||||
鈥�(惭驰搁) | 82 (44.3) | 103 (55.7) | 4.30 | 0.038 | 1.72 (1.028鈥�2.88) |
鈥冣墹鈥�1737 | 31 (31.6) | 67 (68.4) | 听 | 听 | 听 |
鈥�&驳迟;鈥�1737 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Medical status | |||||
鈥働谤别蝉别苍迟 | 59 (64.1) | 33 (35.9) | 33.28 | 0.001 | 4.54 (2.67鈥�7.71) |
鈥倾产蝉别苍迟 | 54 (28.3) | 137 (71.7) | 听 | 听 | 听 |