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Table 3 Variables associated with quality of life (n = 1,152)

From: Life-space, frailty, and health-related quality of life

 

EQ-5D Index

 

Visual Analogue Scale

 

Unadjusted

Multivariate Linear Regression of 943 individuals

Unadjusted

Multivariate Linear Regression of 1,152 individuals

Coef

[95% Conf. Interval]

P

Coef

[95% Conf. Interval]

P

Coef

[95% Conf. Interval]

P

Coef

[95% Conf. Interval]

P

Age

-0.03

-0.04

-0.02

 < 0.001

0.01

0.005

0.02

0.002

-3.6

-4.5

-2.7

 < 0.001

0.8

-0.1

1.7

0.068

Women (cf.) Men

-0.03

-0.04

-0.01

0.003

-0.02

-0.04

-0.01

0.007

0.1

-1.7

2.0

0.873

0.2

-1.5

1.8

0.851

Frailty index

-0.1

-0.1

-0.1

 < 0.001

-0.1

-0.1

-0.1

 < 0.001

-9.5

-10.4

-8.6

 < 0.001

-9.3

-10.8

-7.8

 < 0.001

Life-space

0.1

0.1

0.1

 < 0.001

0.02

0.01

0.03

 < 0.001

6.0

5.2

6.7

 < 0.001

2.4

1.4

3.3

 < 0.001

Frailty Index # Life-space

    

0.02

0.01

0.03

 < 0.001

    

-0.5

-1.2

0.2

0.134

NOK contact (in person)

 Daily/weekly

[ref]

  

0.047

    

[ref]

  

0.174

    

 Monthly

-0.01

-0.03

0.02

    

-0.9

-3.5

1.7

    

 Yearly or less

-0.04

-0.1

-0.01

    

-2.6

-5.4

0.2

    

NOK contact (by phone)

 Daily/weekly

[ref]

  

0.051

    

[ref]

  

0.219

    

 Monthly

-0.04

-0.1

-0.005

    

0.2

-3.3

3.8

    

 Yearly or less

-0.03

-0.1

0.02

    

-4.6

-9.8

0.6

    

Isolation

-0.04

-0.1

-0.01

0.010

-0.02

-0.04

0.01

0.210

-1.8

-4.8

1.3

0.252

    

Lives alone

-0.03

-0.05

-0.01

0.001

-0.01

-0.02

0.01

0.518

-3.0

-4.8

-1.2

0.001

-1.3

-2.9

0.3

0.123

Distance from NOK (miles)

-0.001

-0.01

0.01

0.809

    

0.001

-0.9

0.9

0.999

    

Care package

 None

[ref]

  

 < 0.001

   

0.853

[ref]

  

 < 0.001

   

0.001

 Weekly

-0.2

-0.2

-0.1

0.01

-0.1

0.1

-23.8

-30.8

-16.8

-4.9

-11.4

1.7

 Daily/multiple times daily

-0.3

-0.4

-0.3

-0.01

-0.1

0.04

-15.6

-20.2

-11.1

7.8

2.6

13.0

Smoking status

 Never

[ref]

  

0.533

    

[ref]

  

0.168

    

 Ex-smoker

-0.01

-0.02

0.01

    

-0.8

-2.7

1.0

    

 Current

-0.02

-0.1

0.02

    

-3.7

-7.6

0.3

    

Alcohol intake

 Daily

[ref]

  

 < 0.001

   

0.769

[ref]

  

 < 0.001

   

0.886

 Weekly

-0.004

-0.03

0.02

0.002

-0.02

0.02

0.1

-2.1

2.3

0.5

-1.4

2.4

 Monthly or less

-0.06

-0.08

-0.04

-0.01

-0.03

0.02

-4.7

-7.3

-2.2

0.2

-2.1

2.5

  1. NOK Next of kin