Table 4 WHOQOL-BREF by age category
Age (years) | Factor | DM group | WHOQOL-BREF | χ2 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor (%) | Moderate (%) | Good (%) | |||||
 ≤ 59 | Physical health | Uncontrolled | 15 (5.3) | 266 (93.6) | 3 (1.1) | 10.70 | 0.004*a |
Controlled | 24 (13.6) | 149 (84.2) | 4 (2.2) | ||||
Mental health | Uncontrolled | 14 (4.9) | 118 (41.6) | 152 (53.5) | 8.56 | 0.014* | |
Controlled | 4 (2.3) | 97 (54.8) | 76 (42.9) | ||||
Social relationships | Uncontrolled | 20 (7.1) | 81 (28.5) | 183 (64.4) | 0.19 | 0.906 | |
Controlled | 14 (7.9) | 52 (29.4) | 111 (62.7) | ||||
Environment health | Uncontrolled | 9 (3.2) | 78 (27.4) | 197 (69.4) | 1.14 | 0.595 | |
Controlled | 4 (2.3) | 56 (31.6) | 117 (66.1) | ||||
 ≥ 60 | Physical health | Uncontrolled | 23 (9.4) | 217 (88.2) | 6 (2.4) | 2.95 | 0.217a |
Controlled | 19 (7.3) | 239 (91.9) | 2 (0.8) | ||||
Mental health | Uncontrolled | 4 (1.6) | 148 (60.2) | 94 (38.2) | 5.46 | 0.064 | |
Controlled | 12 (4.6) | 166 (63.8) | 82 (31.6) | ||||
Social relationships | Uncontrolled | 10 (4.1) | 92 (37.4) | 144 (58.5) | 4.90 | 0.090 | |
Controlled | 19 (7.3) | 111 (42.7) | 130 (50.0) | ||||
Environment health | Uncontrolled | 1 (0.4) | 91 (37.0) | 154 (62.6) | 4.35 | 0.108a | |
Controlled | 5 (1.9) | 110 (42.3) | 145 (55.8) | ||||