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Table 3 OSQOL Univariate results

From: Correlates of quality of life of pre-obese and obese patients: a pharmacy-based cross-sectional survey

  

Dimension 1

Physical state

Dimension 2:

Vitality desire to do things

Dimension 3

Relations with others *

"I feel I am being attacked when people talk about my weight"

Dimension 4

Psychological state **

"I feel very ill-at-ease "

Variables

n

% patients

≤ Q25% score (1)

p

% patients ≤ Q25% score (1)

p

% 'Fairly true' or 'absolutely true'

p

% 'Fairly true' or 'absolutely true'

p

Overall

494

25.1

 

27.9

 

19.6

 

22.3

 

Age (years)

  

0.168

 

0.837

 

0.002

 

0.108

< 60

217

21.7

 

29.0

 

26.3

 

26.7

 

60 - 69.9

123

30.9

 

26.0

 

17.9

 

18.7

 

≥ 70

154

25.3

 

27.9

 

11.7

 

18.8

 

Gender

  

0.007

 

0.202

 

0.002

 

<.0001

Males

259

20.1

 

25.5

 

14.3

 

13.9

 

Females

235

30.6

 

30.6

 

25.5

 

31.5

 

Body Mass Index (kg/m 2 )

  

<.0001

 

0.028

 

<.0001

 

<.0001

28-29.9

154

12.3

 

22.7

 

13.6

 

13.0

 

30 - 34.9

186

21.5

 

25.8

 

15.1

 

19.3

 

≥ 35

154

42.2

 

35.7

 

31.2

 

35.1

 

Socio-economic status

  

0.002

 

0.027

 

0.082

 

0.001

Workmen - employees

213

27.2

 

31.9

 

20.2

 

25.3

 

Top executives -Professional persons

92

9.8

 

15.2

 

13.0

 

8.7

 

Teachers - artisans - shopkeeper

63

27.0

 

28.6

 

15.9

 

17.5

 

Unemployed/housewives-husbands

66

33.3

 

28.8

 

28.8

 

31.8

 

Current smoking

  

0.620

 

0.041

 

0.037

 

0.357

No

415

24.6

 

26.7

 

17.8

 

22.2

 

Yes

58

27.6

 

39.7

 

29.3

 

27.6

 

Alcohol

  

0.251

 

0.791

 

0.017

 

0.004

None

269

28.2

 

26.8

 

24.2

 

27.1

 

1-2 glasses per day

134

21.6

 

29.1

 

14.2

 

18.7

 

≥ 3 glasses per day

83

21.7

 

30.1

 

13.2

 

10.8

 

Number of associated co-morbid diagnoses

  

0.018

 

0.020

 

0.479

 

0.933

None or one

78

17.9

 

24.4

 

16.7

 

21.8

 

Two

127

18.9

 

19.7

 

17.3

 

21.3

 

Three or more

289

29.8

 

32.5

 

21.4

 

22.8

 

Previous efforts for substantial changes in dietary habits

  

0.487

 

0.117

 

0.216

 

0.947

No'

298

26.2

 

30.5

 

18.1

 

22.5

 

Yes

180

23.3

 

23.9

 

22.8

 

22.2

 

Previous efforts for substantial changes in physical activities

  

0.027

 

0.019

 

0.381

 

0.958

No

386

26.9

 

30.8

 

19.7

 

23.1

 

Yes

79

15.2

 

17.7

 

24.0

 

22.8

 
  1. (1) Q25% = first quartile- A score ≤ Q25% indicates a poor QOL, and a high QOL otherwise. Chi-squared tests were used for all statistical comparisons