Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants.

From: Effects of chronic diseases on health related quality of life is mediated by sleep difficulty in middle aged and older adults

Variable

N (%)

\(\:X\pm\:S\)

P value

Gender

  

< 0.001

Male

1766(49.75)

0.97 ± 0.08

 

Female

1784(50.25)

0.98 ± 0.07

 

Residence

  

< 0.001

Urban

2066(58.20)

0.98 ± 0.07

 

Rural

1484(41.80)

0.97 ± 0.08

 

Age

  

< 0.001

< 65

2320(65.35)

0.98 ± 0.06

 

≥ 65

1230(34.65)

0.96 ± 0.09

 

Marital status

  

< 0.001

Married

3096(87.21)

0.98 ± 0.07

 

Unmarried

454(12.79)

0.95 ± 0.11

 

chronic diseases

  

< 0.001

No

2273(64.03)

0.98 ± 0.07

 

Yes

1277(35.97)

0.97 ± 0.09

 

sleep difficulty

  

< 0.001

No

1990(56.06)

0.98 ± 0.06

 

Yes

1560(43.94)

0.96 ± 0.09

 

Smoking status

  

0.949

No

2755(77.61)

0.97 ± 0.08

 

Yes

795(22.39)

0.98 ± 0.07

 

Drinking status

  

< 0.001

No

2267(63.86)

0.97 ± 0.08

 

Yes

1283(36.14)

0.98 ± 0.07

 
  1. All statistical tests between variables were performed using the wilcoxon rank sum test.