Bivariate association (mean differences) between personal variables and quality of life (QOL) among older workers in community enterprise
| WHOQOL-BREF scores (Mean (SD)) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Overall QOL | Physical | Psychological | Social relationships | Environment |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 90.24 (12.03) | 24.90 (3.45) | 22.80 (3.75) | 9.55 (1.80) | 26.44 (4.41) |
| Female | 87.78 (9.74) | 23.46 (3.13) | 21.53 (3.34) | 9.66 (1.59) | 26.56 (3.94) |
| p-value | 0.040 | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.579 | 0.793 |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 45-50 | 89.35 (10.68) | 24.17 (3.24) | 22.16 (3.50) | 9.74 (1.68) | 26.66 (4.15) |
| 51-60 | 87.80 (10.63) | 23.84 (3.28) | 21.60 (3.60) | 9.57 (1.56) | 26.32 (4.05) |
| 61-70 | 85.94 (7.99) | 22.53 (2.49) | 21.15 (2.99) | 9.50 (1.62) | 26.00 (3.83) |
| 71-80 | 86.18 (8.80) | 21.73 (4.56) | 21.64 (3.44) | 8.73 (1.90) | 28.09 (3.33) |
| p-value | 0.007 | 0.289 | 0.202 | 0.429 | 0.207 |
| Highest education | |||||
| No education | 88.60 (10.60) | 25.00 (0.00) | 21.60 (23.80) | 9.80 (2.28) | 26.00 (3.08) |
| Primary school | 87.82 (10.62) | 23.60 (3.32) | 21.66 (3.50) | 9.58 (1.68) | 26.48 (4.19) |
| Secondary school | 91.71 (10.03) | 25.11 (3.16) | 23.16 (3.13) | 9.73 (1.34) | 26.80 (3.73) |
| High school and higher | 90.50 (6.96) | 24.45 (2.52) | 22.23 (3.49) | 10.05 (1.59) | 26.73 (3.13) |
| p-value | 0.020 | 0.058 | 0.599 | 0.945 | 0.093 |
| Income | |||||
| ⩽ 5,000 | 88.84 (9.85) | 23.17 (3.05) | 21.19 (3.41) | 9.58 (1.60) | 26.39 (3.94) |
| 5,001-10,000 | 92.29 (11.07) | 25.42 (3.13) | 23.45 (3.25) | 9.81 (1.87) | 26.96 (4.50) |
| 10,001-15,000 | 92.95 (12.04) | 26.42 (3.64) | 23.53 (3.24) | 9.74 (1.28) | 26.47 (4.36) |
| 15,001-20,000 | 91.50 (4.80) | 23.00 (3.65) | 24.50 (0.58) | 10.00 (1.41) | 27.25 (4.34) |
| >20,000 | 91.25 (4.50) | 25.25 (3.30) | 24.25 (2.22) | 8.50 (1.29) | 26.50 (1.73) |
| p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.482 | 0.837 | <0.001 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 88.19 (10.25) | 23.38 (2.66) | 21.69 (2.77) | 9.75 (2.15 | 26.75 (4.57) |
| Married | 88.76 (10.02) | 23.92 (3.30) | 21.89 (3.44) | 9.05 (1.74) | 25.75 (4.96) |
| Widowed/divorced | 86.62 (12.63) | 23.53 (3.33) | 21.76 (4.02) | 9.05 (1.75) | 25.75 (4.96) |
| p-value | 0.599 | 0.948 | 0.019 | 0.305 | 0.371 |
| Diseases or illnesses | |||||
| No | 89.60 (11.05) | 24.61 (3.29) | 22.24 (3.59) | 9.62 (1.60) | 26.48 (4.28) |
| Yes | 87.05 (9.50) | 22.94 (3.04) | 21.42 (3.33) | 9.64 (1.70) | 26.58 (4.07) |
| p-value | 0.016 | <0.001 | 0.021 | 0.931 | 0.808 |
| Smoking | |||||
| No | 88.33 (10.43) | 23.77 (3.27) | 21.76 (3.48) | 9.66 (1.65) | 26.53 (4.09) |
| Yes | 89.12 (10.59) | 24.36 (3.32) | 22.58 (3.57) | 9.42 (1.63) | 26.50 (3.94) |
| p-value | 0.234 | 0.122 | 0.333 | 0.960 | 0.619 |
| Alcohol | |||||
| No | 88.32 (9.36) | 23.73 (3.15) | 21.74 (3.35) | 9.68 (1.58) | 26.52 (3.72) |
| Sometime | 90.50 (13.64) | 24.50 (3.67) | 22.85 (3.80) | 9.65 (1.87) | 27.09 (5.21) |
| Often | 81.06 (9.41) | 23.00 (3.43) | 19.56 (3.42) | 8.69 (1.45) | 24.00 (3.56) |
| p-value | 0.111 | 0.001 | 0.063 | 0.022 | 0.004 |
| WHOQOL-BREF scores (Mean (SD)) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Overall QOL | Physical | Psychological | Social relationships | Environment |
| Male | 90.24 (12.03) | 24.90 (3.45) | 22.80 (3.75) | 9.55 (1.80) | 26.44 (4.41) |
| Female | 87.78 (9.74) | 23.46 (3.13) | 21.53 (3.34) | 9.66 (1.59) | 26.56 (3.94) |
| 0.040 | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.579 | 0.793 | |
| 45-50 | 89.35 (10.68) | 24.17 (3.24) | 22.16 (3.50) | 9.74 (1.68) | 26.66 (4.15) |
| 51-60 | 87.80 (10.63) | 23.84 (3.28) | 21.60 (3.60) | 9.57 (1.56) | 26.32 (4.05) |
| 61-70 | 85.94 (7.99) | 22.53 (2.49) | 21.15 (2.99) | 9.50 (1.62) | 26.00 (3.83) |
| 71-80 | 86.18 (8.80) | 21.73 (4.56) | 21.64 (3.44) | 8.73 (1.90) | 28.09 (3.33) |
| 0.007 | 0.289 | 0.202 | 0.429 | 0.207 | |
| No education | 88.60 (10.60) | 25.00 (0.00) | 21.60 (23.80) | 9.80 (2.28) | 26.00 (3.08) |
| Primary school | 87.82 (10.62) | 23.60 (3.32) | 21.66 (3.50) | 9.58 (1.68) | 26.48 (4.19) |
| Secondary school | 91.71 (10.03) | 25.11 (3.16) | 23.16 (3.13) | 9.73 (1.34) | 26.80 (3.73) |
| High school and higher | 90.50 (6.96) | 24.45 (2.52) | 22.23 (3.49) | 10.05 (1.59) | 26.73 (3.13) |
| 0.020 | 0.058 | 0.599 | 0.945 | 0.093 | |
| ⩽ 5,000 | 88.84 (9.85) | 23.17 (3.05) | 21.19 (3.41) | 9.58 (1.60) | 26.39 (3.94) |
| 5,001-10,000 | 92.29 (11.07) | 25.42 (3.13) | 23.45 (3.25) | 9.81 (1.87) | 26.96 (4.50) |
| 10,001-15,000 | 92.95 (12.04) | 26.42 (3.64) | 23.53 (3.24) | 9.74 (1.28) | 26.47 (4.36) |
| 15,001-20,000 | 91.50 (4.80) | 23.00 (3.65) | 24.50 (0.58) | 10.00 (1.41) | 27.25 (4.34) |
| >20,000 | 91.25 (4.50) | 25.25 (3.30) | 24.25 (2.22) | 8.50 (1.29) | 26.50 (1.73) |
| <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.482 | 0.837 | <0.001 | |
| Single | 88.19 (10.25) | 23.38 (2.66) | 21.69 (2.77) | 9.75 (2.15 | 26.75 (4.57) |
| Married | 88.76 (10.02) | 23.92 (3.30) | 21.89 (3.44) | 9.05 (1.74) | 25.75 (4.96) |
| Widowed/divorced | 86.62 (12.63) | 23.53 (3.33) | 21.76 (4.02) | 9.05 (1.75) | 25.75 (4.96) |
| 0.599 | 0.948 | 0.019 | 0.305 | 0.371 | |
| No | 89.60 (11.05) | 24.61 (3.29) | 22.24 (3.59) | 9.62 (1.60) | 26.48 (4.28) |
| Yes | 87.05 (9.50) | 22.94 (3.04) | 21.42 (3.33) | 9.64 (1.70) | 26.58 (4.07) |
| 0.016 | <0.001 | 0.021 | 0.931 | 0.808 | |
| No | 88.33 (10.43) | 23.77 (3.27) | 21.76 (3.48) | 9.66 (1.65) | 26.53 (4.09) |
| Yes | 89.12 (10.59) | 24.36 (3.32) | 22.58 (3.57) | 9.42 (1.63) | 26.50 (3.94) |
| 0.234 | 0.122 | 0.333 | 0.960 | 0.619 | |
| No | 88.32 (9.36) | 23.73 (3.15) | 21.74 (3.35) | 9.68 (1.58) | 26.52 (3.72) |
| Sometime | 90.50 (13.64) | 24.50 (3.67) | 22.85 (3.80) | 9.65 (1.87) | 27.09 (5.21) |
| Often | 81.06 (9.41) | 23.00 (3.43) | 19.56 (3.42) | 8.69 (1.45) | 24.00 (3.56) |
| 0.111 | 0.001 | 0.063 | 0.022 | 0.004 | |
Note: n=387