From: Quality of Life in rural and urban populations in Lebanon using SF-36 Health Survey
N = 524 | PF (SD) | RF (SD) | BP (SD) | GH (SD) | VT (SD) | SF (SD) | RE (SD) | MH (SD) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | 81.3 (22.8) | 63.6 (40.6) | 68.9 (30.7) | 66.3 (22.9) | 60.9 (22.5) | 68.9 (29.7) | 53.1 (43.4) | 62.9 (22.5) |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
14–19 | 93.3 (8.1) | 71.6 (34.0) | 77.3 (24.3) | 76.3 (16.8) | 66.2 (19.8) | 74.8 (26.1) | 62.6 (39.0) | 66.7 (20.5) |
20–39 | 89.0 (17.2) | 73.0 (36.4) | 74.4 (27.5) | 69.3 (21.7) | 63.5 (22.2) | 69.9 (28.7) | 55.2 (42.4) | 64.4 (21.9) |
40–60 | 77.4 (20.9) | 57.5 (42.8) | 63.3 (31.7) | 62.0 (23.3) | 59.2 (21.5) | 69.9 (28.6) | 51.7 (44.2) | 62.7 (22.9) |
60+ | 56.1 (22.8)* | 42.6 (43.8)* | 56.6 (36.5)* | 56.5 (25.5)* | 51.7 (25.3)* | 57.7 (35.0)** | 40.2 (46.3)** | 55.0 (24.1)** |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 84.3 (21.9) | 71.1 (36.8) | 76.3 (28.3) | 70.1 (21.8) | 65.8 (23.0) | 74.5 (28.2) | 58.5 (42.4) | 68.3 (22.0) |
Female | 79.5 (23.2)*** | 58.9 (42.2)* | 64.3 (31.2)* | 63.9 (23.2)** | 57.8 (21.7)* | 65.4 (30.1)* | 49.7 (43.7)*** | 59.5 (22.2)* |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 56.4 (26.4) | 28.9 (39.8) | 46.7 (31.7) | 52.5 (25.3) | 45.8 (22.6) | 56.7 (31.3) | 29.6 (41.6) | 47.9 (22.2) |
Elementary & less | 79.9 (22.9) | 64.6 (41.8) | 67.6 (32.8) | 64.6 (24.2) | 59.4 (23.6) | 68.1 (31.2) | 48.5 (44.6) | 61.7 (23.3) |
Intermediate & secondary | 88.1 (17.3) | 71.1 (35.5) | 75.4 (25.5) | 71.2 (20.4) | 65.5 (20.3) | 72.3 (27.9) | 60.2 (40.8) | 67.2 (20.5) |
University & higher | 91.2 (12.2)* | 75.4 (33.2)* | 76.2 (27.2)* | 70.4 (16.3)* | 66.9 (18.5)* | 73.2 (25.0)** | 69.9 (37.5)* | 68.6 (19.6)* |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single | 90.8 (15.1) | 72.2 (34.5) | 75.9 (25.4) | 71.9 (20.5) | 65.8 (20.4) | 71.5 (27.2) | 58.2 (40.3) | 66.0 (20.7) |
Married & engaged. | 77.6 (24.0) | 61.2 (42.8) | 66.6 (31.8) | 64.4 (22.6) | 59.5 (23.3) | 68.7 (30.3) | 52.1 (44.7) | 62.7 (23.2) |
Divorced & widowed | 64.7 (26.5)* | 41.0 (39.9)* | 53.6 (36.6)* | 54.3 (28.3)* | 48.5 (20.2)* | 57.4 (33.9) | 36.7 (43.7)** | 49.4 (20.5)* |
Financial status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Very poor and poor | 73.6 (27.6) | 54.3 (44.6) | 62.5 (34.3) | 58.5 (26.3) | 53.1 (24.2) | 61.0 (32.5) | 36.8 (42.2) | 55.6 (22.8) |
Intermediate | 82.9 (20.7) | 65.1 (39.5) | 69.9 (29.6) | 67.5 (21.7) | 62.0 (20.6) | 70.8 (28.2) | 56.5 (42.6) | 64.1 (22.1) |
Good and very good | 87.5 (18.0)* | 72.5 (35.6)** | 75.1 (26.8)*** | 73.7 (17.8)* | 68.7 (22.3)* | 74.2 (27.6)** | 65.9 (41.0)* | 69.5 (20.9)* |
Social Security | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 81.7 (23.5) | 61.6 (41.8) | 67.8 (31.3) | 65.3 (24.0) | 58.8 (23.3) | 66.6 (29.8) | 47.4 (43.6) | 60.3 (22.9) |
Yes | 80.2 (22.0) | 66.1 (39.1) | 70.2 (29.9) | 67.5 (21.5) | 63.4 (21.4)** | 71.5 (29.3)*** | 59.9 (42.2)* | 65.9 (21.6)** |
Satisfaction with work | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 85.4 (17.3) | 67.7 (38.4) | 73.7 (29.2) | 67.9 (21.9) | 57.3 (23.3) | 66.1 (33.7) | 39.7 (39.6) | 57.6 (23.1) |
Not Applicable | 86.9 (18.6) | 71.9 (36.6) | 73.3 (28.2) | 69.8 (20.2) | 67.6 (20.1) | 74.5 (27.0) | 63.3 (42.0) | 68.2 (21.6) |
 | 76.8 (25.3)* | 57.3 (42.6)* | 65.0 (32.0)*** | 63.3 (22.9)*** | 57.1 (22.9)* | 65.7 (30.0)** | 48.9 (43.7)* | 60.3 (22.4)* |
Serious event | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 82.6 (22.6) | 66.7 (39.5) | 70.2 (30.4) | 70.1 (20.5) | 63.9 (22.5) | 73.5 (27.5) | 59.8 (42.8) | 68.3 (21.4) |
Yes | 80.0 (22.9) *** | 60.5 (41.6) | 67.6 (31.0) | 62.3 (24.6) * | 57.8 (22.2) ** | 64.0 (31.1) * | 46.1 (43.0) * | 57.2 (22.3) * |
Global QoL | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Very poor & poor | 64.2 (28.8) | 43.1 (42.3) | 56.4 (34.8) | 45.6 (25.4) | 40.9 (24.5) | 51.0 (33.9) | 28.3 (39.9) | 42.6 (19.8) |
Fair | 81.7 (22.8) | 60.6 (42.2) | 64.8 (32.1) | 64.1 (22.9) | 58.4 (19.8) | 64.9 (29.9) | 46.9 (43.1) | 59.8 (20.4) |
Good & very good | 86.1 (18.4)* | 72.3 (36.1)* | 76.0 (26.9)* | 74.3 (17.4)* | 68.9 (19.8)* | 77.4 (24.8)* | 65.6 (40.4)* | 71.4 (20.5)* |
Self-administered | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
questionnaire | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 79.3 (24.4) | 61.7 (42.7) | 67.8 (32.6) | 65.6 (24.1) | 60.3 (23.2) | 68.7 (30.9) | 50.5 (45.1) | 62.6 (22.7) |
Yes | 87.9 (14.7)*** | 69.7 (32.5) | 72.5 (23.1) | 68.7 (18.5) | 62.8 (30.2) | 69.5 (25.4) | 61.4 (36.1)*** | 63.6 (22.1) |