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Table 4 Results of the linear regression analyses, outcome quality of life

From: Prevalence of impaired functional reading ability and its association with quality of life, daily activity, mobility and social participation among general older adults in Germany

 

PCS, SF12

MCS, SF12

Regression coefficient

P-Value

Regression coefficient

P-Value

Text number 7 (largest font size)

0.20

0.958

0.06

0.985

(reference: no text could be read)

[−7.15,7.54]

 

[−6.49,6.61]

 

Text number 6

−2.75

0.437

−1.80

0.569

[−9.69,4.19]

 

[− 7.99,4.39]

 

Text number 5

−2.91

0.411

−1.24

0.694

[−9.86,4.04]

 

[−7.44,4.96]

 

Text number 4

− 1.81

0.605

− 1.16

0.711

[−8.68,5.06]

 

[−7.29,4.97]

 

Text number 3

−1.40

0.707

0.54

0.872

[−8.70,5.90]

 

[−5.98,7.05]

 

Text number 2

4.31

0.551

5.50

0.394

[−9.88,18.50]

 

[−7.16,18.16]

 

Text number 1 (smallest font size)

−12.92

0.075

2.39

0.712

[−27.14,1.30]

 

[−10.30,15.07]

 

Age

−0.27

< 0.001

0.03

0.589

[−0.40,-0.14]

 

[−0.08,0.15]

 

Sex

−1.15

0.103

−2.79

< 0.001

(reference: men)

[−2.54,0.23]

 

[−4.03,-1.56]

 

Education: 10 school years

1.05

0.227

1.80

0.021

(reference: < 10 school years)

[−0.66,2.76]

 

[0.28,3.32]

 

> 10 school years

0.14

0.886

−1.01

0.253

[−1.80,2.09]

 

[−2.75,0.72]

 

MMSE score

0.32

0.101

0.05

0.790

[−0.06,0.71]

 

[−0.30,0.39]

 

Falls

−3.77

< 0.001

−2.19

0.007

(reference: no falls)

[−5.54,-1.99]

 

[−3.77,-0.60]

 

Limited mobility

−4.10

0.020

−1.18

0.449

(reference: not restricted)

[−7.54,-0.66]

 

[−4.25,1.89]

 

Score of everyday activities

1.22

< 0.001

1.03

< 0.001

[0.75,1.68]

 

[0.62,1.44]

 

Limited in social participation

−0.25

0.818

−1.48

0.132

(reference: not restricted)

[−2.42,1.91]

 

[−3.42,0.45]

 

Constant

34.01

< 0.001

32.82

< 0.001

[16.77,51.24]

 

[17.44,48.19]

 

R 2

0.184

 

0.123

 

Adjusted R2

0.164

 

0.101

 

Observations

663

 

663

 
  1. 95% confidence intervals in brackets
  2. SF Short Form, PCS Physical Component Summary, MCS Mental Component Summary, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination