Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Influencing Factors in Patients with Hepatitis B: A Cross-Sectional Assessment in Southeastern China
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical parameters of the respondents (because some respondents did not answer all questions, the numbers of valid responses for characteristics differ).
Characteristic
HC
CHB
HB cirrhosis
N
%
N
%
N
%
Gender
Male
22
50.0
68
69.4
39
69.6
Female
22
50.0
30
30.6
17
30.4
Age
<40 years
29
64.4
20
20.4
3
5.4
40–50 years
10
22.2
37
37.8
15
26.8
50–60 years
2
4.4
28
28.6
28
50.0
≥60 years
4
8.9
13
13.3
10
17.9
Education
Elementary school or less
2
4.3
45
45.9
35
62.5
Middle/high school
27
58.7
48
49.0
21
37.5
College/postgraduate
17
37.0
5
5.1
0
0.0
Marital status
Unmarried
13
28.3
6
6.1
0
0.0
Married
28
60.9
86
87.8
52
92.9
Separated
5
10.9
6
6.1
4
7.1
Household monthly income/person
<1500 yuan
4
9.1
28
28.6
21
37.5
1500–3000 yuan
3
6.8
27
27.6
17
30.4
≥3000 yuan
37
84.1
43
43.9
18
32.1
Compliance
Poor
—
—
13
13.4
1
1.9
Medium
—
—
20
20.6
14
25.9
Good
—
—
64
66.0
39
72.2
Cognitive recognition of disease
Low
—
—
14
14.3
8
14.3
Medium
—
—
22
22.4
17
30.4
High
—
—
62
63.3
31
55.4
Disease course
≤2 years
—
—
28
28.6
16
29.1
3–7 years
—
—
34
34.7
21
38.2
≥7 years
—
—
36
36.7
18
32.7
and HB (both groups) vs. HCs. and CHB vs. HB cirrhosis.
