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Table 2 Correlations between sociodemographic and health characteristics and health-related quality of life (N = 135)

From: Self-efficacy and positive thinking as predictors of health-related quality of life in women with stress urinary incontinence

 

General quality of life

Urinary incontinence-specific quality of life

 

Physical component summary

Mental component summary

Variable

Mean (SD)

t/F

Mean (SD)

t/F

Mean (SD)

t/F

Education level

 

4.25*

 

0.47

 

3.17*

1. Elementary school and below

46.24 (9.35)

3 > 1

46.37 (12.79)

 

22.35 (18.36)

1 > 3

2. Junior and senior high school

47.46 (6.71)

 

47.49 (10.59)

 

13.20 (14.86)

 

3. College and above

50.74 (6.87)

 

45.65 (7.00)

 

15.73 (14.69)

 

Religious beliefs

 

.81

 

.08

 

−2.89**

None

49.35 (7.13)

 

46.67 (5.47)

 

10.42 (12.35)

 

Yes

48.16 (7.69)

 

46.51 (11.05)

 

18.04 (16.46)

 

Marital status

 

−.53

 

.44

 

−2.57*

Single/divorced

47.43 (8.24)

 

47.71 (12.29)

 

9.89 (7.87)

 

Married/cohabiting

48.59 (7.49)

 

46.43 (9.61)

 

16.66 (16.30)

 

Occupation

 

−3.67***

 

.91

 

2.17*

None/Retired

46.32 (8.25)

 

47.29 (11.00)

 

18.76 (16.86)

 

Employment

50.88 (5.85)

 

45.74 (8.41)

 

12.95 (14.04)

 

Perceived financial status

 

.86

 

.89

 

.76

Insufficient

46.99 (7.80)

 

46.07 (13.15)

 

18.21 (17.00)

 

Balanced

49.39 (7.71)

 

44.93 (9.09)

 

13.47 (15.95)

 

Sufficient

48.67 (7.36)

 

47.58 (8.52)

 

16.33 (15.24)

 

Chronic disease

 

4.02***

 

.19

 

−0.98

No

51.56 (5.83)

 

46.76 (8.49)

 

14.35 (14.85)

 

Yes

46.49 (7.88)

 

46.43 (10.69)

 

17.07 (16.38)

 

Perimenopausal

 

2.40*

 

0.68

 

−0.77

No

49.35 (7.53)

 

46.88 (9.78)

 

15.41 (16.36)

 

Yes

45.79 (7.00)

 

45.54 (10.16)

 

17.86 (13.98)

 

Post-menopausal

 

4.11***

 

−1.60

 

−2.24*

No

50.84 (6.18)

 

45.26 (7.75)

 

13.19 (14.32)

 

Yes

45.79 (8.08)

 

48.03 (11.70)

 

19.22 (16.88)

 
  1. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001