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Table 2 Unadjusted associations of load of engagement in productive activities, mental health and quality of life for men and women, mean (SD)

From: Productive activities, mental health and quality of life in disability: exploring the role enhancement and the role strain hypotheses

 

Men

Women

Mental health

Quality of life

Mental health

Quality of life

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Total productivity load

 Lowest quartile

67.2 (20.0)

11.9 (3.6)

61.7 (20.8)

11.5 (4.2)

 2nd quartile

73.5 (16.2)

13.4 (3.2)

70.7 (16.2)

13.7 (3.2)

 3rd quartile

74.7 (15.6)

14.4 (3.2)

68.1 (16.4)

13.9 (3.6)

 Highest quartile

76.6 (15.8)

15.0 (3.5)

68.6 (18.7)

14.6 (3.4)

 p

< 0.001; < 0.001

< 0.001; < 0.001

0.041; 0.102

< 0.001; < 0.001

Paid work (h/week)

 None

67.8 (19.3)

12.2 (3.7)

66.1 (18.8)

12.8 (3.9)

 1–16

73.3 (15.7)

13.7 (3.1)

65.8 (19.6)

13.7 (3.7)

  > 16

76.7 (15.3)

14.9 (3.3)

71.3 (16.2)

14.3 (3.4)

 p

< 0.001; < 0.001

< 0.001; < 0.001

0.093; 0.056

0.004; 0.001

Volunteering (h/week)

 None

70.5 (18.9)

13.2 (3.8)

65.2 (19.0)

12.8 (3.8)

 1–8

76.4 (14.3)

14.3 (3.2)

70.3 (17.0)

14.1 (3.4)

  > 8

71.7 (18.7)

13.9 (3.6)

69.6 (17.6)

14.1 (4.2)

 p

< 0.001; 0.015

< 0.001; 0.003

0.081; 0.059

0.009; 0.003

Education (h/week)

 None

72.2 (17.8)

13.6 (3.6)

67.3 (18.4)

13.2 (3.8)

 1–8

76.3 (15.2)

14.4 (3.5)

67.8 (19.0)

14.1 (3.3)

  > 8

72.2 (18.1)

13.9 (3.9)

72.0 (17.2)

15.5 (3.2)

 p

0.019; 0.081

0.010; 0.012

0.818; 0.562

0.091; 0.031

Housework (h/week)

 None

70.3 (20.7)

12.4 (3.6)

64.0 (20.1)

11.7 (4.5)

 1–8

74.4 (16.4)

14.2 (3.4)

68.7 (18.8)

13.3 (4.0)

  > 8

72.3 (16.4)

13.7 (3.8)

66.8 (17.8)

13.6 (3.4)

 p

0.116; 0.796

< 0.001; 0.015

0.395; 0.721

0.226; 0.148

  1. Note: p-values for the comparison of means across categorical variables from Kruskal-Wall tests and Cuzicks’ tests for trend across ordered groups. Only full cases in this table