Table 6 Relationship between demographic variables with Self-Care, SWLS, and quality of life.

From: Role of diabetes health literacy, psychological status, self-care behaviors, and life satisfaction in predicting quality of life in type 2 diabetes

Variables

Mean (SD)

Self-care

P-value

SWLSc

P-value

Quality of life (QOL)

Physical health

P-value

Mental health

P-value

Total QOL

P-value

Sexa

Men

30.55 (4.01)

0.295

22.64 (5.71)

0.531

14.61 (2.92)

0.920

18.10 (3.09)

0.588

32.72 (5.14)

0.707

Women

31.08 (4.54)

22.22 (5.67)

14.65 (2.97)

18.30 (2.95)

32.95 (5.20)

Marital statusa

Married

30.80 (4.07)

0.678

22.56 (5.49)

0.441

14.60 (2.91)

0.508

18.11 (3.05)

0.186

32.72 (5.14)

0.248

Single

30.44 (5.77)

21.40 (7.47)

15.00 (3.24)

18.92 (2.81)

33.92 (5.35)

Education statusb

Illiterate

29.48 (5.16)

0.034

20.61 (5.14)

0.170

12.29 (2.99)

 < 0.001

16.48 (2.61)

 < 0.001

28.77 (4.88)

 < 0.001

Elementary

32.05 (3.90)

21.96 (5.23)

14.03 (2.66)

17.55 (2.56)

31.58 (4.45)

Secondary

30.98 (4.11)

22.05 (4.81)

15.00 (2.71)

18.15 (2.76)

33.15 (4.75)

Diploma

30.10 (3.80)

23.23 (5.59)

15.23 (2.82)

18.51 (3.12)

33.74 (5.08)

Academic

30.80 (4.37)

23.10 (6.75)

15.20 (2.87)

19.06 (3.28)

34.26 (5.18)

Employment statusb

Housewife

31.35 (4.54)

0.236

21.50 (4.99)

0.065

14.28 (2.86)

0.029

18.11 (2.82)

0.086

32.40 (5.03)

0.023

Employed

30.42 (4.02)

22.61 (6.29)

14.37 (3.05)

17.79 (3.27)

32.17 (5.35)

Self-employed

30.54 (4.12)

23.43 (5.42)

15.33 (2.78)

18.76 (2.92)

34.09 (4.90)

Habitation statusa

Urban

30.39 (4.11)

0.034

21.91 (5.57)

0.265

14.78 (2.89)

0.243

18.28 (3.13)

0.395

33.07 (5.14)

0.244

Rural

31.50 (4.45)

22.70 (5.75)

14.36 (3.06)

17.97 (2.85)

32.33 (5.24)

Age of onset of diabetesa

 ≤ 40

30.71 (4.16)

0.908

21.56 (6.05)

0.167

15.51 (3.13)

0.009

18.91 (3.28)

0.037

34.43 (5.61)

0.006

 > 40

30.78 (4.26)

22.70 (5.58)

14.40 (2.85)

18.00 (2.94)

32.41 (4.97)

Diabetes durationb

 ≤ 5

29.84 (4.84)

0.018

22.85 (6.45)

0.629

15.57 (3.00)

 < 0.001

18.98 (3.31)

0.001

34.56 (5.39)

 < 0.001

6–10

31.40 (3.81)

22.39 (5.38)

15.02 (2.58)

18.12 (2.76)

33.14 (4.29)

 > 10

31.17 (3.76)

22.45 (5.69)

13.38 (2.69)

17.47 (2.77)

30.86 (4.89)

  1. aIndependents sample T-test, bOne-way ANOVA, cSatisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS).
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