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Table 3 Demographic characteristics and their associations with health literacy, self efficacy, and quality of life(N = 300)

From: A structural equation model linking health literacy, self-efficacy, and quality of life in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

Variable

Categories

Frequency (N)

HL (mean ± SD)

QOL (mean ± SD)

SE (mean ± SD)

Residence

city

158

86.11 ± 16.18

50.55 ± 10.85

26.86 ± 6.68

 

Countryside

142

88.42 ± 17.87

52.78 ± 10.11

26.19 ± 6.44

 

P value

 

0.173

0.093

0.328

Marital status

Single

136

84.47 ± 17.94

51.63 ± 11.05

25.87 ± 6.23

 

Married

158

88.96 ± 15.81

51.31 ± 10.16

26.81 ± 6.18

 

Widowed/divorced

6

102.66 ± 13.00

58.65 ± 7.33

34.67 ± 15.23

 

P value

 

0.006

0.247

0.004

Ethnic group

Han-Nationality

251

87.48 ± 17.19

51.78 ± 10.37

26.63 ± 6.44

 

Ethnic minority

49

85.75 ± 16.09

50.71 ± 11.47

26.14 ± 7.22

 

P value

 

0.694

0.15

0.33

education

Elementary

67

74.82 ± 15.23

47.98 ± 10.63

24.31 ± 6.19

 

Middle school

56

83.08 ± 17.58

51.84 ± 11.01

24.38 ± 5.37

 

High school

54

93.38 ± 13.46

52.96 ± 9.98

27.57 ± 5.35

 

College

121

93.26 ± 14.78

52.89 ± 10.17

28.36 ± 7.15

 

P value

 

0.000

0.014

0.000

Occupation

Employed

99

84.78 ± 16.83

50.56 ± 10.84

26.55 ± 6.24

 

Unemployed

57

84.47 ± 17.09

50.64 ± 11.52

25.17 ± 6.52

 

Student

63

89.77 ± 15.97

53.14 ± 9.92

26.98 ± 5.81

 

Other

81

90.06 ± 17.50

52.36 ± 9.92

27.16 ± 7.45

 

P value

 

0.065

0.363

0.325

Duration of PCOS

 < 1 year

143

80.04 ± 15.49

49.57 ± 10.66

24.90 ± 6.18

 

1–3 years

100

89.21 ± 15.56

51.31 ± 10.53

27.00 ± 5.93

 

4–6 years

36

102.36 ± 12.65

56.88 ± 8.68

29.11 ± 5.73

 

 > 7 years

21

100.38 ± 12.58

57.81 ± 7.41

31.19 ± 9.33

 

P value

 

0.000

0.000

0.000

Desire for pregnancy

Yes

157

87.29 ± 17.49

51.86 ± 10.18

26.75 ± 6.90

 

no

143

87.09 ± 16.53

51.32 ± 10.96

26.32 ± 6.19

 

P value

 

0.50

0.171

0.618

  1. The bold definition is statistically significant
  2. HL health literacy, SE self-efficacy, QOL quality of life