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Table 3 EQ-5D index by categorical variables, stratified by being left behind and not being left behind

From: Association between social capital and health-related quality of life among left behind and not left behind older people in rural China

Variables

Left behind

Not left behind

Mean

SD

P value

Mean

SD

P value

Social capitala

 High

0.880

0.143

< 0.001

0.885

0.135

0.162

 Low

0.793

0.231

 

0.861

0.198

 

Sex

 Male

0.886

0.144

0.004

0.888

0.152

0.269

 Female

0.838

0.189

 

0.871

0.156

 

Age

 60-69

0.869

0.179

< 0.014

0.915

0.120

< 0.001

 70-79

0.874

0.149

 

0.877

0.136

 

 80 and above

0.806

0.180

 

0.754

0.225

 

Marital status

 Married

0.873

0.162

< 0.004

0.903

0.136

< 0.001

 Othersb

0.814

0.194

 

0.830

0.178

 

Educational level

 Primary school and above

0.887

0.139

0.001

0.905

0.140

< 0.001

 Illiterate

0.831

0.196

 

0.846

0.166

 
  1. athe score of social capital was dichotomized into low (lowest 25% of the sample) and high (>25%) social capital
  2. brepresents single, widowed and divorced
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