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Table 2 Factors associated with nutritional status, depression, and health-related quality of life

From: Depression, malnutrition, and health-related quality of life among Nepali older patients

 

MNA

GDS

EQVAS

β

BCa 95% CI

β

BCa 95% CI

β

BCa 95% CI

Age

−0.07

− 0.12, − 0.01

0.10

0.03, 0.17

− 0.20

− 0.54, 0.11

Gender (Reference = Male)

− 0.65

−1.25, − 0.07

0.14

− 0.74, 1.03

−3.18

−7.35, 0.82

Ethnicity (Reference = Upper caste)

 Janjatis

− 0.02

− 0.60, 0.56

0.39

− 0.46, 1.24

0.03

− 3.82, 3.87

 Dalit and minorities

− 0.78

− 1.97, 0.41

1.55

− 0.10, 3.19

−2.37

− 10.67, 5.37

Marital status (Reference = Separated/Widow/single)

0.48

− 0.24, 1.18

− 0.48

− 1.61, 0.62

6.57

1.75, 11.37

Education (Reference = Illiterate)

 Informal

0.50

−0.09, 1.07

1.06

0.16, 1.96

−0.37

−4.48, 3.61

 Formal

0.81

0.18, 1.47

−1.43

−2.43, −0.40

5.54

0.92, 9.99

Smoking (Reference = No)

0.10

−0.47, 0.65

−0.08

− 0.97, 0.76

−2.29

−6.20, 1.49

Alcohol use (Reference = No)

−0.06

− 0.63, 0.48

−0.04

− 0.95, 0.89

0.39

−3.64, 4.27

Adequate rest everyday (Reference = No)

0.17

−0.56, 0.88

−0.28

−1.27, 0.71

0.01

−4.92, 4.89

Family type (Reference = Joint)

 Nuclear

−0.31

−1.16, 0.51

0.52

−0.68, 1.73

−4.89

−10.24, 0.45

 Extended

0.19

−0.63, 0.94

0.94

−0.30, 2.20

−3.01

−8.97, 2.50

Currently working (Reference = No)

0.75

−0.35, 1.77

−0.90

−2.32, 0.62

11.60

4.57, 18.07

Care taker (Reference = Son)

0.36

−0.25, 0.96

−0.38

−1.27, 0.51

0.18

−3.68, 4.08

Self-perceived health status (Reference = Similar)

 Better

0.21

−0.48, 0.88

−0.37

−1.39, 0.70

11.06

7.34, 15.03

 Worse

−1.04

−1.73, −0.33

1.68

0.74, 2.60

−18.20

−22.34, − 13.94

Ignored/hated for being old (Reference = No)

− 1.92

−2.73, − 1.09

1.58

0.32, 2.82

−8.63

−13.61, −3.80

MNA

–

−0.41

−0.59, − 0.23

2.87

2.12, 3.62

GDS

−0.18

−0.26, − 0.10

–

−1.23

− 1.72, − 0.72

EQ-5D Index

2.98

1.51, 4.30

−2.49

−4.61, − 0.48

33.86

25.41, 42.61

EQVAS

0.06

0.05, 0.08

−0.06

−0.09, − 0.03

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  1. β: Unstandardized coefficient; BCa: Bias-corrected and accelerated
  2. Adjusted for age and sex
  3. Number of bootstrap samples for bias-corrected bootstrap confidence intervals: 5000
  4. Statistically significant associations are highlighted in bold
  5. Abbreviation: MNA mini nutritional assessment short form cumulative score, GDS Geriatric depression scale short form cumulative score, EQVAS European quality of life visual analytical scale
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BMC Geriatrics

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