Gender difference in quality of life (QoL) among outpatients with schizophrenia in a tertiary care setting

BMC Psychiatry

Table 5 Socio-demographic correlates of the WHOQOL-BREF domains among females

	Physical health				Psychological health				Social relationships				Environment
	B	p value	95% C.I.		B	p value	95% C.I.		B	p value	95% C.I.		B	p value	95% C.I.
Ethnicity
Malay	1.947	.026	.242	3.653	3.211	.001	1.429	4.993	2.166	.048	.016	4.315	2.693	.006	.819	4.567
Indian	−.391	.671	−2.227	1.445	.427	.658	−1.491	2.344	−.679	.571	−3.065	1.706	−.282	.781	−2.299	1.735
Chinese	Ref				Ref				Ref				Ref
Marital status
Married	.389	.657	−1.355	2.133	.708	.440	−1.115	2.530	.058	.958	−2.140	2.257	−.150	.876	−2.067	1.766
Separated/ Divorced	−1.951	.140	−4.563	.661	−2.804	.044	−5.533	−.075	−4.329	.011	−7.625	−1.032	−2.671	.068	−5.542	.199
Single	Ref				Ref				Ref				Ref
Employment status
Employed	.521	.449	−.845	1.887	1.108	.126	−.320	2.535	.796	.361	−.935	2.526	.654	.387	−.847	2.156
Unemployed	Ref				Ref				Ref				Ref
Education
Secondary and below	−1.290	.115	−2.905	.324	−1.100	.197	−2.786	.587	−2.294	.028	−4.329	−.260	−1.787	.048	−3.562	−.013
Technical Education/ Diploma/ A Levels	.093	.909	−1.532	1.717	1.239	.149	−.458	2.936	.261	.800	−1.797	2.320	−.787	.381	−2.572	.998
Degree and above	Ref				Ref				Ref				Ref
Age	−.013	.770	−.101	.075	.071	.127	−.021	.163	.055	.327	−.056	.166	−.020	.680	−.117	.077

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