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Table 3 Association of different populations toward different domains in element of health

From: Quality of life and overall well-being between healthy individuals and patients with varied clinical diagnoses

Domain

Group

Adj. Mean

95%CI

Post-hoc comparisons

Pain

a

78.5

74.2

82.8

b, c,d, & e

b

51.3

44.8

57.8

a

c

56.9

50.4

63.5

a & d

d

43.2

35.9

50.5

a & c

e

53.1

46.7

59.5

a & d

Physical energy

a

72.4

67.2

77.6

b, c,d, & e

b

40.5

32.6

48.5

a & e

c

45.3

37.8

52.8

a

d

38.2

29.3

47.1

a & e

e

55.0

47.2

62.9

a, b, & d

Psychological symptoms

a

83.6

78.9

88.4

b & d

b

75.1

67.9

82.3

a & d

c

79.6

72.5

86.6

d

d

38.1

30.1

46.2

a, b,c, & e

e

79.0

71.9

86.2

d

Independent

a

94.2

90.2

98.1

b, d, & e

b

79.3

73.3

85.2

a, c, & d

c

88.4

82.7

94.2

b & d

d

70.3

63.6

77.0

a, b,c, & e

e

83.4

77.5

89.3

a & d

Mobility

a

92.4

89.1

95.8

b, c,d, & e

b

76.1

71.0

81.1

a & d

c

81.8

76.9

86.6

a

d

82.8

77.0

88.5

a, b, & e

e

78.8

73.8

83.7

a & d

Sleep

a

71.7

66.5

77.0

b, c, & d

b

59.9

51.9

67.9

a & d

c

61.4

53.8

69.0

a & d

d

35.3

26.3

44.2

a, b,c & e

e

62.9

55.0

70.8

d

Eating regime

a

60.7

54.5

66.9

b, c, & e

b

28.1

18.7

37.6

a, d, & e

c

39.3

30.3

48.3

a

d

52.0

41.5

62.6

b

e

48.1

38.6

57.6

a & b

Body image

a

72.5

66.0

79.0

d

b

73.1

63.2

82.9

d

c

74.4

64.9

83.8

d

d

46.1

35.1

57.1

a, b,c & e

e

66.5

56.6

76.4

d

Perception of future health

a

76.4

70.6

82.2

b, c,d, & e

b

48.4

39.5

57.2

a

c

58.5

50.1

67.0

a & d

d

43.9

34.0

53.8

a, c, & e

e

58.2

49.3

67.1

a & d

  1. Note:
  2. aPrimary diagnosis = Nil (Healthy)
  3. bPrimary diagnosis = End Stage Renal Disease
  4. cPrimary diagnosis = Cancer
  5. dPrimary diagnosis = Depressive disorders
  6. ePrimary diagnosis = Heart disease
  7. Adj. mean = Adjusted mean after control for gender, age group and ethnics in the analysis
  8. CI = confidence interval