Table 1 Findings from bivariate analysis of quality of life and memory scores v. binary demographic, socio-economic and social support variables (one-way ANOVA)

Mean (SD)

13.0 (3.8)

12.8 (3.3)

12.9 (3.9)

12.9 (3.4)

14.4 (2.9)

13.7 (3.3)

79.7 (16.6)

1.4 (1.1)

Gender

p

0.008**

0.133

0.001**

0.038*

0.002**

0.052

0.002**

0.137

Men (27) have higher QoL values and lower memory scores than women (73)

Ethnicity

p

0.774

0.512

0.051

0.568

0.004**

0.581

0.382

0.481

White group (70) have higher QoL values and lower memory scores than Black group (30)

Partnership

p

0.129

0.036*

0.031*

0.001**

0.038*

0.119

0.009**

0.248

Partnered group (33) have higher QoL values and lower memory scores than singles group (67)

Sexual orientation

p

0.315

0.496

0.247

0.033*

0.001**

0.723

0.086

0.717

MSM (46) have higher QoL values and lower memory scores than Other group (53)

Age

p

0.152

0.340

0.167

0.993

0.242

0.417

0.230

0.386

Those aged 50–55 years (55) have higher QoL values and lower memory scores than those aged ≥56 years (45)

Education

p

0.024*

0.471

0.021*

0.722

0.385

0.905

0.151

<0.001***

Those with higher education (57) have higher QoL and lower memory scores than those without HE (43)

Income

p

0.004**

0.236

<0.001***

0.040*

<0.001***

0.208

0.001**

0.001**

Those earning ≥£10 K/year (45) have higher QoL and lower memory scores than those earning <£10 K/year (42)

Benefits

p

<0.001***

<0.001***

<0.001***

0.002**

<0.001***

0.026*

<0.001***

<0.001***

Those not on benefits (45) have higher QoL values and lower memory scores than those receiving benefits (55)

Children

p

0.461

0.759

0.151

0.150

0.073

0.565

0.294

0.522

Those without children (48) have higher QoL values and lower memory scores than those with children (52)

Grand-children

p

0.116

0.180

0.001**

0.066

0.001**

0.316

0.012*

0.051

Those without grandchildren (65) have higher QoL and lower memory scores than those with grandchildren (24)

Working

p

0.004**

0.019*

<0.001***

0.004**

<0.001***

0.026*

<0.001***

<0.001***

Those in paid work (28) have higher QoL values and lower memory scores than those with no paid work (72)

Live alone

p

0.669

0.593

0.797

0.817

0.971

0.342

0.922

0.748

Inconsistent direction of difference between those living alone (59) and those living with someone (41)

Religious

p

0.793

0.483

0.076

0.102

0.001**

0.738

0.113

0.102

Those who rarely or never attend services (52) have higher QoL and lower memory scores than those who attend (48)

Support group

p

0.874

0.164

0.291

0.807

0.074

0.490

0.824

0.603

Inconsistent direction of difference between those who do not attend a support group (45) and those who attend (55)

Year of diagnosis

p

0.149

0.219

0.109

0.427

0.727

0.411

0.184

0.653

Those diagnosed during or after 1997 (77) have higher QoL and similar memory scores to those diagnosed earlier (21)

Age of diagnosis

p

0.030*

0.019*

0.021*

0.213

0.285

0.267

0.031*

0.168

Those diagnosed at age 40 years or younger (23) have lower QoL values and higher memory scores than those diagnosed after the age of 40 (75)