Table 3 Factors associated with the subscales of the Attitude to Ageing Questionnaire (AAQ) for the Rural Population

Age Category (in years) 

 ≥ 70

399

24.6 (5.5)

26.2 (5.1)

32.3 (3.6)

 ≤ 70

189

26.0 (4.7)

< 0.001*

28.2 (4.7)

< 0.001*

32.8 (3.3)

0.11

Sex 

 Male

182

25.3 (5.3)

27.1 (5.3)

32.5 (3.7)

 Female

406

24.9 (5.2)

0.37

26.8 (4.9)

0.49

32.4 (3.5)

0.79

Marital Status 

 Currently Married

281

25.9 (4.8)

27.4 (5.0)

32.7 (3.4)

 Currently unmarried

307

24.2 (5.6)

< 0.001*

26.3 (5.0)

0.01*

32.1 (3.6)

0.03*

Formal Education 

 Yes

112

26.5 (5.0)

28.8 (4.7)

33.2 (3.6)

 No

476

24.7 (5.3)

< 0.001*

26.4 (5.0)

< 0.001*

32.2 (3.5)

0.01*

Employed 

 Yes

325

26.2 (4.9)

28.6 (4.3)

32.8 (3.2)

 No

263

23.6 (5.4)

< 0.001*

24.7 (5.1)

< 0.001*

31.8 (3.8)

< 0.001*

Living arrangement 

 Living with others

472

25.3 (5.0)

27.2 (5.0)

32.5 (3.4)

 Living alone

116

24.0 (6.0)

0.02 *

25.7 (5.1)

0.01*

32.0 (4.0)

0.93

Home Assistance

 Yes

469

25.0 (5.2)

26.8 (5.1)

32.5 (3.5)

 No

119

25.2 (5.5)

0.73

27.3 (4.6)

< 0.001*

32.0 (3.7)

0.12

Self –rated QoL (SRQoL) 

 Poor SRQoL

82

22.0 (5.5)

27.3 (4.8)

30.5 (4.0)

 Good SRQoL

506

25.5 (5.1)

< 0.001*

23.9 (5.2)

< 0.001*

32.7 (3.3)

< 0.001*

Self- rated health (SRH) 

 Poor SRH

163

22.9 (5.1)

23.8 (5.2)

31.1 (3.7)

 Good SRH

425

25.8 (5.1)

< 0.001*

28.0 (4.4)

< 0.001*

32.9 (3.3)

< 0.001*