Predictor variable | HRQoL | *OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Poor Freq | Good Freq | |||
Haemoglobin level |
| |||
Low | 28 (77.8%) | 48 (70.6%) | Ref |
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Normal | 8 (22.2%) | 20 (29.4%) | 0.69 (0.27 - 1.76) | 0.433 |
Sex |
| |||
Male | 24 (66.7%) | 39 (57.4%) | Ref |
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Female | 12 (33.3%) | 29 (42.7%) | 0.67 (0.29 - 1.56) | 0.356 |
Employment status |
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Employed | 11 (30.6%) | 31 (45.6%) | Ref |
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Unemployment | 25 (69.4%) | 37 (54.4%) | 1.90 (0.81 - 4.48) | 0.140 |
Marital status |
| |||
Not married | 9 (25.0%) | 24 (35.3%) | Ref |
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Married | 27 (75.0%) | 44 (64.7%) | 1.64 (0.66 - 4.04) | 0.285 |
Education level |
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Primary and below | 3 (8.3%) | 6 (8.8%) | Ref |
|
Secondary | 16 (44.4%) | 35 (51.5%) | 0.91 (0.20 - 4.13) | 0.907 |
Tertiary | 17 (47.2%) | 27 (39.7%) | 1.26 (0.28 - 5.72) | 0.765 |
Functional category (KFS) |
| |||
Average | 15 (41.7%) | 36 (52.9%) | Ref |
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Good | 21 (58.3%) | 32 (47.1%) | 1.58 (0.70 - 3.56) | 0.275 |
Age in years (SD) | 46.1 (11.5) | 42.8 (11.1) | 1.03 (0.99 - 1.07) | 0.151 |
Duration – years (SD) | 2.5 (2.4) | 2.3 (1.5) | 1.04 (0.84 - 1.28) | 0.733 |