Table 1.

Health Locus of Control for Different Groups

Health Locus of Control Mean Scores* (SD)
CharacteristicNo.InternalChancePowerful Others
*Calculated by averaging the sum of individual likert scores for the 6 questions that correspond to each LOC type.
Analyses using Student t tests:
* P = .02.
P = .0006.
P = .001.
§ P = .0001.
All respondents
    Sex44726.75 (5.85)18.53 (6.19)21.14 (6.94)
    Male13527.7* (5.3)18.6 (6.2)21.8 (7.1)
    Female28826.3* (6.0)18.6 (6.2)20.9 (6.9)
Age
>65 y3526.0 (5.9)19.4 (6.3)22.8* (7.1)
<65 y29227.1 (5.8)18.1 (6.1)20.4 (6.8)
Diabetes
    Yes5725.6 (6.3)19.3 (5.9)24.0 (6.5)
    No37327.0 (5.7)18.4 (6.3)20.8 (6.9)
Hypertension
    Yes19026.7 (6.1)18.7 (6.2)22.7§ (7.0)
    No23326.8 (5.6)18.4 (6.2)20.0§ (6.7)
High cholesterol level
    Yes9826.7 (6.1)18.6 (6.0)22.0 (7.1)
    No16827.3 (5.5)18.1 (6.5)21.0 (6.8)
Smoking
    Yes13926.7 (6.0)18.8 (5.8)20.7 (6.6)
    No28426.8 (5.8)18.4 (6.4)21.3 (7.1)