Table 4 Factors associated with the subscale of the Attitude to Ageing Questionnaire (AAQ) for the Urban Population

Age Category

 ≥ 70

344

24.5 (5.7)

26.0 (5.3)

32.3 (3.3)

 ≤ 70

248

26.6 (5.6)

< 0.001*

28.2 (4.7)

< 0.001*

32.8 (3.3)

0.06

Sex

 Male

175

26.2 (5.6)

28.4 (5.3)

33.3 (3.4)

 Female

417

25.0 (5.8)

0.01*

27.1 (5.0)

1.00

32.2 (3.2)

< 0.001*

Marital Status

 Currently Married

234

27.0 (5.5)

28.7 (4.8)

33.2 (3.2)

 Currently unmarried

358

24.3 (5.7)

< 0.001*

26.7 (5.2)

< 0.001*

32.1 (3.3)

< 0.001*

Formal Education

 Yes

298

26.6 (5.6)

28.4 (5.0)

33.1 (3.2)

 No

294

24.1 (5.6)

< 0.001*

26.6 (5.0)

< 0.001*

31.9 (3.2)

< 0.001*

Employed

 Yes

259

26.5 (5.8)

28.7 (4.7)

32.8 (3.1)

 No

333

24.4 (5.5)

< 0.001*

26.6 (5.2)

< 0.001*

32.3(3.4)

0.06

Living arrangement

 Living with others

431

25.6 (5.7)

27.3 (5.2)

32.6 (3.3)

 Living alone

161

24.7 (5.8)

0.10

28.1 (4.9)

0.10

32.3 (3.3)

0.27

Home Assistance

 Yes

442

25.5 (5.7)

27.1 (5.2)

32.5 (3.3)

 No

150

24.8 (6.0)

0.16

28.7 (4.8)

< 0.001*

32.5 (3.3)

0.85

Self –rated QoL (SRQoL)

 Poor SRQoL

101

23.5 (5.6)

24.7 (5.6)

31.4 (3.5)

 Good SRQoL

491

25.7 (5.7)

< 0.001*

28.1 (4.8)

< 0.001*

32.7 (3.2)

< 0.001*

Self- rated health (SRH)

 Poor SRH

175

23.7 (5.3)

24.6 (5.4)

31.7 (3.4)

 Good SRH

417

26.0 (5.8)

< 0.001*

28.7 (4.4)

< 0.001*

32.9 (3.2)

< 0.001*