Research Article
Comparison of the Quality of Life and Depression in the Elderly with and without a History of COVID-19 Infection in Shiraz, Iran
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the samples under investigation in two groups with and without a history of infection with COVID-19.
| | Group variable | History of COVID-19 | Without history of COVID-19 | value |
| | Gender | Female | 106 (52.5%) | 91 (45.0%) | 0.135 | | Male | 96 (47.5%) | 111 (55.0%) |
| | Marital status | Single | 14 (6.9%) | 20 (9.9%) | 0.168 | | Married | 148 (73.3%) | 156 (77.2%) | | Divorced | 4 (2%) | 1 (0.5%) | | Widow | 36 (17.8%) | 25 (12.4%) |
| | Level of education | Illiterate | 60 (29.7%) | 53 (26.2%) | 0.051 | | Elementary | 53 (26.2%) | 39 (19.3%) | | Guidance | 26 (12.9%) | 24 (11.9%) | | Diploma | 31 (15.3%) | 29 (14.4%) | | Associate degree | 16 (7.9%) | 21 (10.4%) | | Bachelor | 16 (7.9%) | 36 (17.8%) |
| | Job | Freelance | 56 (27.7%) | 59 (29.2%) | 0.083 | | Housewife | 97 (48.0%) | 74 (36.6%) | | Employee | 41 (23.3%) | 62 (30.7%) | | Military | 6 (3.0%) | 7 (3.5%) |
| | Opium use | No | 186 (92.1%) | 192 (95.0%) | 0.224 | | Yes | 16 (7.9%) | 10 (5.0%) |
| | Smoking | No | 140 (69.3%) | 147 (72.8%) | 0.443 | | Yes | 62 (30.7%) | 55 (27.2%) |
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