A generic and dynamic measure of health-related quality of life across a variety of health and disease conditions: insights from healthy individuals and patients with a variety of diagnoses

Table 1 Basic demographic profile and clinical characteristics of participants

Demographic profile	Category	n	%
Gender	Male	122	27.0
	Female	330	73.0
Age group	18–35	225	49.8
	36–40	82	18.1
	41–50	78	17.3
	51–60	46	10.2
	More than 60	21	4.6
Ethnicity	Malay	165	36.5
	Chinese	89	19.7
	Iban	85	18.8
	Bidayuh	80	17.7
	Melanau	11	2.4
	Others	22	4.9
Groups with differing health conditions	Healthy	284	62.8
	ESRD	41	9.1
	Cancer	48	10.6
	Depressive disorder	40	8.8
	Coronary heart disease	39	8.6

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