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Table 3 Association of EQ VAS scores with diabetes and other factors

From: The association between diabetes mellitus and HRQoL of older people in Shanghai

Variables

Unadjusted model

Multivariate model 1a

Multivariate Model 2b

B (95%CI)

p

B (95%CI)

p

B (95%CI)

p

Diabetes

−5.00(−5.76, −4.25)

< 0.001

− 4.61(− 5.33, −3.90)

< 0.001

−3.70(− 4.40, − 2.99)

< 0.001

Age

−4.99(− 5.31, − 4.67)

< 0.001

    

Sex

− 1.84(− 2.35, − 1.34)

< 0.001

    

Registered residence

−0.93(−1.57, − 0.29)

0.004

    

BMI (kg/m2)

 < 18.5 vs. ≥28

−3.47(−4.85, −2.09)

< 0.001

    

 18.5–23.9 vs. ≥28

0.93(−0.12, 1.98)

0.081

    

 24.0–27.9 vs. ≥28

2.34(1.25,3.44)

< 0.001

    

 Education

1.10(0.86,1.34)

< 0.001

    

Marital status

 Single vs. Married

−3.17(−5.31, − 1.02)

0.004

    

 Widowed vs. Married

−5.05(− 5.70, −4.40)

< 0.001

    

 Divorced vs. Married

0.43(−1.90, 2.77)

0.716

    

Income source

 Oneself or mate vs. Other

5.60(4.56,6.64)

< 0.001

    

 Children or grandchildren vs. Other

−5.96(−7.25, − 4.67)

< 0.001

    

 Social relief vs. Other

−6.67(−9.09, − 4.26)

< 0.001

    

 Smoking

1.63(1.29,1.97)

< 0.001

    

 Drinking

3.65(2.98,4.32)

< 0.001

    

 Physical exercise

3.57(3.07,4.08)

< 0.001

    

 Health examination

1.64(1.12,2.16)

< 0.001

    
  1. aModel 1: Control variables including age, sex, registered residence, BMI, education, marital status, income source, smoking, drinking, physical exercise and health examination were entered in the model
  2. bModel 2: Model 2 is multivariate model 1 plus hypertension and other chronic diseases