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Table 4 Score differences in health-related quality of life, in the 8 domains of SF-36, between smoking and non-smoking, 20–44 years old, adults with and without children. Mean scores (range), p-values

From: Does Having Children Affect Adult Smoking Prevalence and Behaviours at Home?

  

Physical functioning

Role-physical

Bodily pain

Genera health

Vitality

Social functioning

Role-emotional

Mental health

All

n = 1352

Smokers

(n = range 374–379)

93

(5–100)

84

(0–100)

76

(0–100)

74

(5–100)

61

(0–100)

84

(0–100)

80

(0–100)

74

(0–100)

 

Non-smokers

(n = range 848–862)

95

(0–100)

87

(0–100)

79

(0–100)

79

(0–100)

66

(0–100)

89

(0–100)

87

(0–100)

80

(12–100)

 

p-value

<0.01

0.03

0.04

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

All parents having dependent children n = 750

Smokers

(n = range 205–209)

93

(5–100)

84

(0–100)

74

(0–100)

75

(15–100)

59

(0–100)

84

(0–100)

83

(0–100)

75

(0–100)

 

Non-smokers

(n = range 453–461)

94

(0–100)

87

(0–100)

77

(0–100)

80

(0–100)

66

(0–100)

89

(12.5–100)

89

(0–100)

82

(20–100)

 

p-value

0.12

0.09

0.07

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

All parents having pre-school Children n = 422

Smokers

(n = range 104–106)

95

(45–100)

86

(0–100)

77

(0–100)

77

(20–100)

61

(0–100)

85

(0–100)

82

(0–100)

76

(16–100)

 

Non-smokers

(n = range 276–280)

94

(0–100)

90

(0–100)

79

(12–100)

80

(10–100)

66

(0–100)

90

(12.5–100)

90

(0–100)

82

(20–100)

 

p-value

0.24

0.06

0.30

0.04

0.08

0.02

<0.01

<0.01

All parents having school children (n = 328)

Smokers

(n = range 102–103)

91

(5–100)

82

(0–100)

70

(12–100)

73

(15–100)

57

(0–100)

83

(0–100)

83

(0–100)

73

(0–100)

 

Non-smokers

(n = range 179–181)

93

(0–100)

82

(0–100)

74

(0–100)

79

(0–100)

67

(0–100)

88

(12.5–100)

87

(0–100)

81

(20–100)

 

p-value

0.42

0.84

0.24

0.03

<0.01

0.08

0.18

<0.01

Adults without children n = 602

Smokers

(n = range 168–170)

94

(10–100)

84

(0–100)

78

(0–100)

74

(0–100)

63

(0–100)

84

(0–100)

77

(0–100)

74

(0–100)

 

Non-smokers

(n = range 393–400)

96

(0–100)

87

(0–100)

81

(0–100)

78

(15–100)

67

(0–100)

89

(0–100)

84

(0–100)

79

(12–100)

 

p-value

0.01

0.25

0.37

0.05

0.04

0.02

<0.01

0.04