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. 2025 May 30;25:2008. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-23307-w

Table 3.

Multivariate regression results

Physical health Mental health Life satisfaction
OR (95% CI) p Standardized
Beta
(95% CI)
p Standardized
Beta
(95% CI)
p
Phase 1
Intercept - -

3.753***

(3.144, 4.362)

< 0.001

19.418***

(18.025, 20.811)

< 0.001
Gender
Male - - - -
Female

0.238**

(0.055, 0.422)

0.011

0.188

(-0.077, 0.452)

0.279

-0.343

(-0.947, 0.261)

0.265
Age

0.013***

(0.006, 0.422)

< 0.001

-0.207***

(-0.271, -0.144)

< 0.001

-0.213***

(-0.276, -0.151)

< 0.001
Marital status
Married or cohabiting with a partner - - - - - -
Separated/divorced/ widowed

0.167

(-0.192, 0.529)

0.363

0.997***

(0.476, 1.517)

< 0.001

3.467***

(2.276, 4.658)

< 0.001
Education attainment
Primary education or lower

0.508**

(0.175, 0.843)

0.003

-0.083

(-0.561, 0.395)

0.734

0.154

(-0.939, 1.247)

0.782
Secondary education

0.279**

(0.060, 0.499)

0.013

-0.183

(-0.501, 0.134)

0.258

0.367

(-0.361, 1.093)

0.323
Post-secondary education or above - - - - - -
Employment status
Employed - - - - - -
Unemployed

0.561**

(0.134, 0.992)

0.010

0.915**

(0.311, 1.519)

0.003

2.155**

(0.773, 3.537)

0.002
Family monthly income
Below median family monthly income of Hong Kong

0.166

(-0.023, 0.355)

0.086

0.215

(-0.057, 0.488)

0.122

1.535***

(0.911, 2.158)

< 0.001
Above median family monthly income of Hong Kong - - - - - -
Ratio of rent or mortgage/Family income
Under 30% - - - - - -
30–49%

0.039

(-0.309, 0.389)

0.825

-0.495

(-1.008, 0.018)

0.058

-0.106

(-1.278, 1.067)

0.860
50% or above

-0.233

(-0.643, 0.180)

0.268

-0.295

(-0.863, 0.272)

0.308

-0.294

(-1.592, 1.004)

0.657
Per capita living space/average living space per person
Below median

0.336*

(0.107, 0.566)

0.004

0.059

(-0.272, 0.391)

0.726

1.299***

(0.541, 2.057)

< 0.001
Above median - - - - - -
R Square - 0.062 0.088

Cox and Snell R Square

Nagelkerke R Square

N

F

0.053

0.021

1647

-

-

-

1647

10.830

-

-

1647

15.780

df - 1636 1636
p-value - < 0.001 < 0.001
Phase 2
Intercept - -

3.926***

(3.314, 4.538)

-

19.555***

(18.135, 20.976)

-
Presence of Disability or chronic illness

0.201

(-0.085, 0.488)

0.169

0.055*

(0.001 0.109)

0.046

0.010

(-0.044, 0.064)

0.713
Caregiving role
Without care-dependent, no caregiving role - - - - - -
With care-dependent, major caregiving role

0.763***

(0.414, 1.118)

< 0.001

1.701***

(1.214, 2.188)

< 0.001

2.337***

(1.207, 3.467)

< 0.001
With care-dependent, secondary caregiving role

0.759***

(0.471, 1.049)

< 0.001

1.098***

(0.704, 1.491)

< 0.001

1.740***

(0.823, 2.651)

< 0.001
R Square - 0.104 0.103

Cox and Snell R Square

Nagelkerke R Square

N

F

0.077

0.031

1647

-

-

-

-

14.600

-

-

-

14.470

df - 1633 1633
p-value - < 0.001 < 0.001
Phase 3
Intercept - -

9.105***

(8.197, 10.013)

-

37.096***

(35.174, 39.018)

-
Perceived social support

0.554***

(-0.660, -0.449)

< 0.001

-0.347***

(-0.389, -0.304)

< 0.001

-0.512***

(-0.547, -0.475)

< 0.001
Access to social services

0.173

(-0.009, 0.355)

0.063

0.002

(-0.041, 0.045)

0.929

0.024

(-0.015, 0.064)

0.251

R Square

Cox and Snell R Square

Nagelkerke R Square

N

-

0.140

0.058

1647

0.215

-

-

1647

0.346

-

-

1647

F - 29.760 57.640
df - 1631 1631
p-value - < 0.001 < 0.001

Note. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001