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Table 2 Analysis of factors influencing PGC-MS: Nominal scale

From: Quality of life in elderly people at the start of using in-home care

Factor

Comparison group

Frequency

Percentage

Mediana

Inter- quartile rangea

Mean rank

Significance probability (P)

Sex (a)

Female

121

60.5

9.0

4.0

105.3

0.141

Male

79

39.5

8.0

3.0

93.1

Disease category (b)

Musculoskeletal system

31

15.5

10.0

4.0

105.85

0.282

Nerve system

64

32.0

8.0

3.0

93.70

Cardiopulmonary disease

25

12.5

8.0

2.0

82.18

Trauma

33

16.5

9.0

3.5

106.76

Systemic disease

25

12.5

10.0

4.0

106.82

Immune disease

22

11.0

10.5

5.3

117.00

Treatment history (a)

Hospital discharge → In-home care

96

48.0

7.0

3.0

74.4

0.001***

Hospital visit →

In-home care

104

52.0

10.0

3.8

124.6

Job type (b)

Clerical work

14

7.0

8

4.3

88.18

0.001***

Sales

19

9.5

10

5.0

125.92

Specialist job/engineer

34

17.0

8

3.3

87.79

Service

4

2.0

9

4

102.00

Agriculture/forestry/fishery

48

24.0

10.5

4

124.57

Production process/labor services

35

17.5

7.0

3.0

64.93

Transportation/communication

9

4.5

9.0

3.0

104.56

Other

37

18.5

9.0

2.5

105.05

Hobby (a)

Have hobbies

111

55.5

8.0

3.0

94.2

0.085

No hobbies

89

44.5

10.0

5.0

108.3

Religious (a)

Yes

119

59.5

8.0

3.0

96.2

0.204

No

81

40.5

10.0

5.0

106.8

Family structure (b)

Single/living alone

59

29.5

9

5

107.23

0.009**

Married couple

77

38.5

8

3

92.86

Two generations

32

16.0

8

3.8

81.36

Three generations

32

16.0

10.0

5.0

125.61

  1. *** P < 0.001; ** P < 0.01.
  2. Mann–Whitney U test was used for factors (a) and Kruskal–Wallis test for factors (b).
  3. aMedian and interquartile ranges refer to PGC-MS scores.