Research Article

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

Table 5

Correlation between the Acro-QoL domain scores and the socioeconomic status and disease diagnosis variables, São Luís, state of Maranhão, Brazil, 2015.

Acro-QoL domain (score)Age (years)Education (years)Number of minimum wages
Coefficient valueCoefficient valueCoefficient value

Total0.2130.1110.1770.1890.4690.001
Physical0.2490.0620.0720.5940.5160.001
Psychological0.1550.2480.2200.1000.4320.001
Appearance0.1910.1540.0640.6390.3350.011
Personal relationships0.1110.4100.3020.0230.4150.001

Pearson correlation coefficient. Significant at .