Health Related Quality of Life among TB Patients: Question Mark on Performance of TB DOTS in Pakistan

Table 3

Comparison of HRQoL domains by demographic characteristics.

Demographics	Physical health component score				Mental health component score				Composite score
		Mean rank	Test statistics	value		Mean rank	Test statistics	value		Mean rank	Test statistics	value
Gender	Male = 178	203.12		0.055	Male = 178	200.31		0.145	Male = 178	202.06		0.081
	Female = 204	181.36			Female = 204	183.81			Female = 204	182.29
Marital status	Married = 224	184.64		0.708	Married = 224	187.46		0.309	Married = 224	185.59		0.554
	Unmarried = 141	180.39			Unmarried = 141	175.91			Unmarried = 141	178.88
Age	18–30 yrs = 206	197.57		0.001	18–30 yrs = 206	193.63		0.003	18–30 yrs = 206	196.03		0.001
	31–40 yrs = 119	191.49			31–40 yrs = 119	189.54			31–40 yrs = 119	189.93
	41–50 yrs = 39	199.97			41–50 yrs = 39	214.88			41–50 yrs = 39	208.09
	More than 50 yrs = 16	79.12			More than 50 yrs = 16	102.41			more than 50 yrs = 16	88.12
Qualification	Illiterate = 64	161.10		0.111	Illiterate = 64	150.87		0.028	Illiterate = 64	154.77		0.052
	Primary = 129	192.40			Primary = 129	200.18			Primary = 129	195.74
	Matric = 151	197.98			Matric = 151	196.83			Matric = 151	197.78
	Intermediate = 37	216.14			Intermediate = 37	208.64			Intermediate = 37	214.78
Job status	Employed = 146	210.33		0.010	Employed = 146	208.06		0.065	Employed = 146	209.50		0.025
	Unemployed = 117	185.68			Unemployed = 117	183.38			Unemployed = 117	184.53
	House keeper = 111	179.48			House keeper = 111	182.85			House keeper = 111	180.74
	Retired = 8	99.75			Retired = 8	128.12			Retired = 8	114.25
Cigarette smoking	Smoker = 86	196.30		0.647	Smoker = 86	198.03		0.533	Smoker = 86	195.16		0.727
	Nonsmoker = 296	190.11			Nonsmoker = 296	189.60			Nonsmoker = 296	190.44
Current salary	Rs. < 10,000 = 92	154.32		0.000	Rs. < 10,000 = 92	162.47		0.002	Rs. < 10,000 = 92	156.36		0.000
	Rs. 10–20,000 = 214	203.99			Rs. 10–20,000 = 214	208.01			Rs. 10–20,000 = 214	207.04
	Rs. 21–35,000 = 64	216.77			Rs. 21–35,000 = 64	188.66			Rs. 21–35,000 = 64	202.10
	Rs. 36–50,000 = 12	119.08			Rs. 36–50,000 = 12	134.67			Rs. 36–50,000 = 12	127.29
Duration of illness	<1 Y = 329	191.27		0.021	<1 Y = 329	191.23		0.288	<1 Y = 329	191.18		0.077
	1.1–2 Y = 46	205.03			1.1–2 Y = 46	198.62			1.1–2 Y = 46	202.37
	2.1–3 Y = 3	226.83			2.1–3 Y = 3	239.67			2.1–3 Y = 3	238.00
	>10 Y = 4	28.25			>10 Y = 4	95.88			>10 Y = 4	57.75
Duration of treatment	<1 month = 111	99.08		0.000	<1 month = 111	111.42		0.000	<1 month = 111	100.40		0.000
	1–3 months = 130	189.25			1–3 months = 130	171.53			1–3 months = 130	182.19
	4–6 months = 104	260.94			4–6 months = 104	274.74			4–6 months = 104	269.16
	7–9 months = 18	298.25			7–9 months = 18	272.75			7–9 months = 18	288.33
	10–12 months = 13	280.04			10–12 months = 13	272.04			10–12 months = 13	282.42
	>13 months = 6	234.25			>13 months = 6	244.50			>13 months = 6	245.00
Phase of treatment	Baseline = 109	97.85		0.000	Baseline = 109	109.56		0.000	Baseline = 109	98.75		0.000
	Initial phase = 133	192.53			Initial phase = 133	175.21			Initial phase = 133	185.73
	Continuous phase = 140	263.44			Continuous phase = 140	270.76			Continuous phase = 140	269.19
Type of treatment	Self-administered = 197	182.46		0.099	Self-administered = 197	192.17		0.902	Self-administered = 197	187.50		0.465
	DOT = 185	201.13			DOT = 185	190.78			DOT = 185	195.76

Mann–Whitney test; Kruskal–Wallis test .