Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil

Table 3

Mean comparison test for the Acro-QoL domain scores for sociodemographic variables and tumor size, São Luís, state of Maranhão, Brazil, 2015.

Acro-QoL domains (score)

Sex

Marital status

Economically active

Tumor size

Male ()

Female ()

value

With a partner ()

Without a partner ()

value

Yes ()

No ()

value

Micro ()

Macro ()

value

Total

77.38 ± 19.6

72.25 ± 23.34

0.401

77.25 ± 21.30

71.33 ± 22.59

0.314

82.62 ± 16.25

67.97 ± 23.74

0.012

77.66 ± 21.77

73.24 ± 22.35

0.512

Physical

28.19 ± 8.01

26.03 ± 8.9

0.363

27.15 ± 6.98

26.53 ± 9.91

0.790

29.33 ± 7.22

25.0 ± 9.11

0.059

29.40 ± 9.39

26.07 ± 8.22

0.202

Psychological

49.29 ± 13.54

45.69 ± 15.53

0.382

49.26 ± 14.88

45.00 ± 14.7

0.282

52.96 ± 10.76

42.70 ± 15.97

0.009

47.87 ± 14.28

46.90 ± 15.29

0.833

Appearance

23.0 ± 6.86

22.36 ± 7.97

0.760

23.41 ± 7.45

21.87 ± 7.64

0.445

24.62 ± 6.88

21.12 ± 7.85

0.083

23.20 ± 7.38

22.37 ± 7.75

0.719

Personal relationships

26.33 ± 8.72

23.61 ± 9.31

0.281

26.22 ± 8.93

23.17 ± 9.19

0.209

27.75 ± 5.91

21.61 ± 9.91

0.003

25.33 ± 8.85

24.56 ± 9.32

0.782

Significant at . One datum was lost.