Table 7 Participants health related quality of life by nutritional and depression status
From: Depression, malnutrition, and health-related quality of life among Nepali older patients
| Â | Total | Malnourished | At risk of malnutrition | Normal nutritional status | p-value | Depression | No Depression | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Â | n (%) | n (%) | Â | |
Mobility | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 | Â | Â | 0.003 |
 No Problem | 214 (74.0) | 16 (53.3) | 74 (67.9) | 124 (82.7) |  | 112 (67.5) | 102 (82.9) |  |
 Some Problem | 75 (26.0) | 14 (46.7) | 35 (32.1) | 26 (17.3) |  | 54 (32.5) | 21 (17.1) |  |
Self-Care |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | 0.002 |
 No Problem | 238 (82.4) | 18 (60.0) | 81 (74.3) | 139 (92.7) |  | 127 (76.5) | 111 (90.2) |  |
 Some Problem | 51 (17.6) | 12 (40.0) | 28 (25.7) | 11 (7.3) |  | 39 (23.5) | 12 (9.8) |  |
Usual Activities |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | 0.059 |
 No Problem | 217 (75.1) | 14 (46.7) | 73 (67.0) | 130 (86.7) |  | 116 (69.9) | 101 (82.1) |  |
 Some Problem | 56 (19.4) | 11 (36.7) | 28 (25.7) | 17 (11.3) |  | 39 (23.5) | 17 (13.8) |  |
 Unable | 16 (5.5) | 5 (16.7) | 8 (7.3) | 3 (2.0) |  | 11 (6.6) | 5 (4.1) |  |
Pain/Discomfort |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | 0.110 |
 No pain | 163 (56.4) | 13 (43.3) | 51 (46.8) | 99 (66.0) |  | 85 (51.2) | 78 (63.4) |  |
 moderate pain | 111 (38.4) | 10 (33.3) | 56 (51.4) | 45 (30.0) |  | 72 (43.4) | 39 (31.7) |  |
 extreme pain | 15 (5.2) | 7 (23.3) | 2 (1.8) | 6 (4.0) |  | 9 (5.4) | 6 (4.9) |  |
Anxiety |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | 0.160 |
 None | 172 (59.5) | 12 (40.0) | 55 (50.5) | 105 (70.0) |  | 93 (56.0) | 79 (64.2) |  |
 Moderate | 117 (40.5) | 18 (60.0) | 54 (49.5) | 45 (30.0) |  | 73 (44.0) | 44 (35.8) |  |
EQVAS, (mean ± SD) | 65.2 ± 16.8 | 49.7 ± 16.3 | 62.5 ± 16.6 | 70.4 ± 14.7 | < 0.001 a | 61.8 ± 16.4 | 69.9 ± 16.4 | < 0.001 b |
EQ-5D Index, (mean ± SD) | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.6 ± 0.4 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | < 0.001 a | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.019 b |
No of health status in EQ5D | 36 | 16 | 26 | 22 |  | 30 | 20 | – |
Complete health status (11111) | 88 (30.4) | 7 (23.3) | 23 (21.1) | 58 (38.7) |  | 44 (26.5) | 44 (35.8) | – |