. 2009 Aug 1;32(8):1059–1068.

Table 4.

Beta Regression Coefficients of the SF-36 Scores in 2001 According to Some Lifestyles and the Number of Chronic Diseases in 2001

	Physical functioning	Role-physical	Bodily pain	General health	Vitality	Social functioning	Role-emotional	Mental health	PSC¹	MSC²
Men
Age (years)³
70-79	−2.3	−3.2	−0.4	1.1	0.4	−0.8	1.9	0.8	−0.8	0.8
≥ 80	−13.5^***	−6.1^*	−3.6	0.96	−2.9	−3.1	−1.7	1.7	−3.4^***	1.2
Physical activity³
Moderate	11.4^***	4.9^*	4.6^**	7.0^***	6.5^***	7.6^***	1.3	1.8	3.8^***	0.6
Regular/Intense	19.7^***	11.3^*	−1.5	16.5^***	16.4^***	14.3^***	4.8	8.8^***	5.9^***	3.7^**
Intake of anxiolytic medication³	−6.9^***	9.8^**	−5.2^*	−7.2^***	−6.2^**	−9.5^***	−10.8^***	−11.0^***	−1.8^*	−5.0^***
Number of diseases³
1	−5.6^***	−7.3^**	−9.3^***	−5.3^***	−5.6^***	−2.9^*	0.9	−2.3^*	−3.4^***	0.05
≥ 2	−16.0^***	−16.3^***	−18.8^***	−13.3^***	−13.5^***	−5.8^***	−5.3^**	−7.5^***	−7.4^***	1.5^*
Women
Age (years)³
70-79	−5.1^***	−2.5	−1.4	1.4	0.5	−0.2	−0.2	1.4	−1.2^*	1.0
≥ 80	−19.6^***	−11.2^***	−0.8	2.4^*	−2.2	−2.9	−3.5	0.2	−4.1^***	1.2
Physical activity³
Moderate	14.0^***	7.4^***	8.0^***	6.4^***	7.6^***	10.4^***	5.1^***	2.7^**	4.5^***	1.4^**
Regular/Intense	19.3^***	1.8	14.0^***	12.0^***	13.8^***	8.9*	5.6	7.9^**	5.7^***	2.7
Intake of anxiolytic medication³	−5.9^***	−7.9^***	−6.2^***	−3.3^***	−4.1^***	−6.2^***	−5.9^***	−7.4^***	−1.8^***	−2.8^***
Number of diseases³
1	−7.3^***	−7.7^***	−10.3^***	−6.7^***	−4.6^***	−1.2	−3.6	−2.5^*	−3.6^***	−0.2
≥ 2	−14.0^***	−19.8^***	−19.2^***	−12.6^***	−11.1^***	−8.2^***	−9.5^***	−6.1^***	−7.2^***	−1.9^**

P< 0.05;

^**

P< 0.01;

^***

P< 0.001.

PSC: Physical summary score of the SF-36.

MSC: Mental summary score of the SF-36.

The reference categories are: age< 69 years, normal weight, physically inactive, intake of anxiolytic medication (no), no disease diagnosed. Linear regression adjusted for age, physical activity (inactive, moderate, regular/intense), BMI (normal weight, overweight, obesity), tobacco use (non-smoker, ex-smoker, smoker), alcohol consumption (never drinkers, ex-drinker, moderate consumption, excess consumption), coffee consumption (no consumption,< 1, 1-2, ≥ 2 cups/day), educational level (no formal education, primary, secondary and university education), number of social ties, number of chronic diseases (0, 1, ≥ 2), depression, cognitive impairment, arousal from sleep at night, intake of anxiolytic medication.