Table 7.

HRQoL differences between parents and the general population explained

Independent variables, standardized regression coefficients (Bêta)a	Dependent variable
	Mothers		Fathers
	Difference EQ-VAS and EQ-VASgp	Difference EQ-5D and EQ-5Dgp	Difference EQ-VAS and EQ-VASgp	Difference EQ-5D and EQ-5Dgp
(1) Congenital anomaly	−0.21**	−0.01	−0.05	0.02
(2) Child’s age	−0.03	0.01	−0.06	0.00
(3) ARM symptom score	−0.13	−0.09	−0.02	−0.13
(4) CDH symptom score	0.03	−0.10	−0.05	−0.18*
(5) Taking care alone or with a partner	0.02	−0.00	−0.10	−0.07
(6) Having given up paid work	0.07	0.01	0.02	0.06
(7) Unpaid activities to spend less time on	−0.04	−0.08	0.02	−0.02
(8) Gross income	0.11	0.20*	0.15	0.17
(9) Child’s health-related quality of life	0.28**	0.08	0.24**	0.04
Adjusted R2	0.12	0.04	0.03	0.03

GP general population

^*Significant at the 0.05 level

^**Significant at the 0.01 level

^aBesides a constant. Forced entry method (tolerance: 0.0001)