Classification of health needs: a cluster analysis of older adults in urban areas

BMC Geriatrics

Table 3 Significant factors associated with SF-36

Variable	Unstandardized B	Coefficients Std. Error	Standardized Coefficients Beta	t	P	95.0% Confidence Interval for B
Variable	Unstandardized B	Coefficients Std. Error	Standardized Coefficients Beta	t	P	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
(Constant)	6.015	0.412		14.595	0.000	5.206	6.825
Age	-0.306	0.074	-0.168	-4.142	0.000	-0.451	-0.161
The situation of revenue and expenditure	-0.247	0.091	-0.113	-2.706	0.007	-0.426	-0.068
Medical expenses	0.214	0.105	0.085	2.039	0.042	0.008	0.419
First aid	-0.019	0.001	-0.537	-28.105	0.000	-0.021	-0.018
Basic needs	-0.026	0.001	-0.351	-19.198	0.000	-0.028	-0.023
Health education	-0.018	0.001	-0.276	-15.025	0.000	-0.020	-0.016

The total score of SF-36 was used as the dependent variable,and the three categories of “basic needs”, “health education” and “first aid” are independent variables
Gender (Male = 1, Female = 2), age, educational levels (elementary school and below = 1, high school = 2, junior college = 3, undergraduate degree and above = 4), marital status (divorced = 1, single = 2, remarried = 3, first married = 4), the situation of revenue and expenditure(income surplus = 1, balance of payments = 2, expenditure exceeds income = 3), medical expenses (self-financed medical service = 1, medical insurance = 2, free medical service = 3)

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