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Table 4 Dependent Variable TMSAS N = 378

From: Symptom burden in community-dwelling older people with multimorbidity: a cross-sectional study

Independent variables

Unstandardized β

Standardized beta

P level

Poor vision

- 0.140

-0.153

<0.001

Likelihood of depression

0.077

0.566

<0.001

Diseases of the digestive system

0.090

0.109

0.008

  1. Multiple linear regression analysis of the dependent TMSAS and the independent poor vision, likelihood of depression, diseases of the digestive system in 378 older people with multimorbidity.
  2. R square 0.38 P < 0.05.
  3. Abbreviation: TMSAS Total Memorial symptom assessment scale.
  4. Poor vision = self-reported, Likelihood of depression = Geriatric Depression Scale ≥5, Diseases of the digestive system = participants with ICD (K00-K93) in their medical record.
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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