Table 1

Demographic Characteristics (N=199)

Table 2

Levels of Health-related Quality of Life (N=199)

Table 3

Health-related Quality of Life by Demographic Characteristics (N=199)

Table 4

Relationships between Social Determinants of Health and Health-related Quality of Life (N=199)

^*p<.05, ^**p<.01.

Table 5

Factors Associated with Health-related Quality of Life (N=199)

Ref=Reference group.

NOTES

This article is a revision of the first author's master's thesis from Yonsei University.

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