Table 1 Univariate analysis quality of life of chronic patients with different characteristics (N = 294)

Sex

Male

186 (63.2%)

75.57 ± 9.45

0.285

0.594

Female

108 (36.7%)

74.92 ± 11.13

Age

45~

118 (40.1%)

76.77 ± 9.771

2.104

0.124

60~

134 (45.6%)

74.52 ± 10.43

75~

42 (14.3%)

73.85 ± 9.56

Marital status

Married

284 (96.6%)

75.44 ± 10.07

0.616

0.541

Single, Divorce, Other

10 (3.4%)

72.47 ± 10.88

Educational Level

Primary school

110 (37.4%)

74.98 ± 9.81

1.066

0.374

Middle school

90 (30.6%)

74.42 ± 10.17

High school or technical secondary school

50 (17.0%)

75.54 ± 9.96

Junior college

22 (7.5%)

76.53 ± 12.34

Bachelor degree or above

22 (7.5%)

79.10 ± 8.74

Monthly income

< 1000

31 (10.5%)

73.64 ± 9.15

1.482

0.196

1000~

64 (21.7%)

74.45 ± 11.33

3000~

99 (33.6%)

75.78 ± 10.29

5000~

57 (19.4%)

74.03 ± 9.50

7000~

24 (8.1%)

77.57 ± 8.03

10,000~

19 (6.4%)

79.76 ± 9.27

Physical activity

Regular

82 (27.9%)

79.16 ± 9.49

14.502

< 0.001

Irregular

170 (57.8%)

74.85 ± 9.63

None

42 (14.3%)

69.41 ± 10.09

Social contact

Often

64 (21.8%)

79.37 ± 9.43

9.421

< 0.001

Occasionally

173 (4.4%)

75.03 ± 9.92

None

57 (19.4%)

71.69 ± 9.86

Chronic pain

Yes

89 (30.3%)

71.09 ± 9.03

24.287

< 0.001

No

205 (69.7%)

77.17 ± 9.98