ArticleBMC geriatrics2026
Socioeconomic inequalities in quality of life among older adults in northwestern Iran: a cross-sectional study.
Article in BMC geriatrics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundThe aim of the present study was to investigate the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and quality of life (QOL) among older adults in northwestern Iran.
methodsIn this population-based cross-sectional study, 806 adults aged 60 years and older were enrolled through stratified random sampling method. QOL was assessed using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, while SES was evaluated with the validated Short SES Questionnaire. Total QOL is derived from the sum of scores across various subscales, with a possible range from 26 to 130 (higher is better). Associations between SES and QOL were assessed using simple and multiple linear regression models.
resultsA distinct socioeconomic gradient in QOL was identified. Compared to participants in the very low SES group, the adjusted regression coefficients for QOL in the low SES group were β = 3.33 (95% CI: 0.85to 6.42), in the medium group β = 5.12 (95% CI: 2.87 to 8.44), in the high group β = 7.99 (95% CI: 5.11 to 12.21). Participants aged 60-65 years reported a higher QOL than those aged 75 years and older (β = 4, 95% CI: 1.23 to 7.01), while widowhood was associated with a lower QOL (β = -7.38, 95% CI: -12.1 to -3.02). After adjustment, gender was not significantly associated with QOL.
conclusionHigher SES was associated with higher QOL. Older age and widowhood were also associated with lower QOL. Thus, enhancing financial support, expanding social services, and prioritizing the socioeconomically disadvantaged and widowed elderly may contribute to promoting equitable and healthy aging.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.