Skip to main content

Table 3 Health conditions and their associations with the QOL of participants

From: The association of health-related factors with quality of life among the elderly population in the Jaffna district of Sri Lanka

Diseases

(n = 813)

n

%

Physical domain Mean (±SD)

Psychological domain Mean(±SD)

Social relationship domain Mean(±SD)

Environmental domain Mean(±SD)

Overall QOL

Mean ± SD)

Diabetic mellitus

 Yes

168

20.7

12.1 (2.3)

12.8 (3.0)

10.7 (3.3)

12.9 (2.1)

12.1 (2.3)

 No

645

79.3

11.7 (2.3)

11.8 (2.6)

10.0 (2.9)

11.9 (2.0)

11.3 (2.1)

p-value

  

< 0.001

0.048

p < 0.001

0.011

p < 0.001

Hypertension

 Yes

153

18.8

11.8 (2.3)

12.4 (3.0)

10.2 (3.2)

12.4 (2.3)

11.7 (2.3)

 No

660

81.2

11.8 (2.3)

11.9 (2.7)

10.1 (3.0)

12.0 (2.0)

11.4 (2.1)

p-value

  

0.871

0.053

0.894

0.043

0.220

Hyperlipidaemia

 Yes

29

3.6

11.6 (2.2)

12.7 (2.8)

9.0 (3.8)

13.3 (2.3)

11.7 (2.2)

 No

784

96.4

11.8 (2.3)

12.0 (2.8)

10.2 (3.0)

12.0 (2.1)

11.5 (2.2)

p-value

  

0.940

0.148

0.102

0.10

0.661

Heart disease

 Yes

18

2.2

11.1 (2.3)

12.8 (1.7)

8.9 (3.3)

12.4 (1.3)

11.3 (1.7)

 No

795

97.8

11.8 (2.2)

11.9 (2.8)

10.2 (3.0)

12.1 (2.2)

11.5 (2.2)

p-value

  

0.171

0.182

0.078

0.481

0.701

Musculoskeletal conditions

 Yes

181

22.3

9.9 (1.6)

10.6 (2.6)

8.9 (2.5)

11.2 (2.0)

10.1 (1.8)

 No

632

77.7

12.3 (2.1)

12.4 (2.7)

10.5 (3.1)

12.4 (2.0)

11.9 (2.1)

p-value

  

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

Kidney disease

 Yes

7

0.9

10.3 (1.8)

9.4 (2.6)

8.9 (3.1)

10.6 (3.1)

9.8 (2.4)

 No

806

99.1

11.8 (2.3)

12.0 (2.8)

10.1 (3.0)

12.1 (2.1)

11.5 (2.2)

p-value

  

0.082

0.015

0.263

0.054

0.056

Vision problems

 Yes

132

16.2

10.6 (2.2)

11.5 (2.7)

9.2 (3.1)

12.0 (2.1)

10.8 (2.0)

 No

681

83.8

12.0 (2.2)

12.1 (2.8)

10.3 (3.0)

12.1 (2.1)

11.6 (2.2)

p-value

  

P < 0.001

0.040

P < 0.001

0.680

P < 0.001

Hearing impairment

 Yes

40

4.9

10.0 (2.3)

10.8 (2.4)

8.2 (2.2)

11.4 (2.1)

10.1 (1.7)

 No

773

95.1

11.9 (2.3)

12.0 (2.8)

10.2 (3.0)

12.1 (2.1)

11.6 (2.2)

p-value

  

P < 0.001

0.003

P < 0.001

0.035

P < 0.001

Bronchial asthma

 Yes

80

9.8

11.0 (1.9)

11.8 (2.8)

9.5 (2.6)

11.7 (2.2)

11.0 (2.0)

 No

773

90.2

11.9 (2.3)

12.0()2.8

10.2 (3.1)

12.1 (2.1)

11.6 (2.2)

p-value

  

0.001

0.516

0.022

0.089

0.019