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Table 2 Comparison of the mean score of quality of life (QoL) among patients with schizophrenia and patients with major depressive disorder (MDD)

From: Subjective quality of life among patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder and patients with major depressive disorder

QoL subdomain

Crude

Adjusteda

Schizophrenia disorder (n = 203)

MDD (n = 185)

p value

Schizophrenia disorder (n = 203)

MDD (n = 185)

p value

MH

46.3 ± 0.8

34.7 ± 0.8

< 0.001

40.8 ± 5.0

31.0 ± 4.5

< 0.001

RE

42.5 ± 0.9

35.8 ± 0.9

< 0.001

45.5 ± 5.4

38.2 ± 4.9

0.002

VT

51.5 ± 0.7

40.0 ± 0.8

< 0.001

52.1 ± 4.8

41.3 ± 4.3

< 0.001

SF

45.0 ± 0.8

35.9 ± 0.8

< 0.001

42.9 ± 4.8

32.7 ± 4.3

< 0.001

PF

48.4 ± 0.7

48.3 ± 0.7

0.899

46.4 ± 4.0

45.6 ± 3.6

0.620

RP

44.4 ± 0.7

44.0 ± 0.7

0.738

51.5 ± 4.3

47.4 ± 3.9

0.026

BP

50.6 ± 0.8

46.9 ± 0.8

0.001

50.6 ± 4.7

45.2 ± 4.2

0.006

GH

49.3 ± 0.7

40.7 ± 0.8

< 0.001

56.9 ± 4.6

47.0 ± 4.1

< 0.001

  1. aAdjusted for age, gender, race, religion, school years, marital status, children, residence, employment status, income, comorbid physical disease, currently taking medicine, duration of mental disease, smoking status and age of onset of mental illness
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