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. 2012 Oct 1;2012:402032. doi: 10.1155/2012/402032

Table 4.

Correlates of each domain of WHOQOL-BREF score (low- and high-score groups).

Adjusted sex, age, and ADL Multiple adjustment
ORa (95% CI) P value ORb (95% CI) P value
Physical health (domain 1)
 ADL 2.57 (1.27–5.20) 0.009
 A person who will listen empathically to anxieties or troubles 3.42 (0.98–11.92) 0.053
Psychological well-being (domain 2)
 ADL 1.60 (0.72–3.59) 0.249
 Hobby 8.47 (2.44–29.47) 0.001 5.78 (1.31–25.52) 0.021
 A person who will listen empathically to anxieties or troubles 3.42 (0.98–11.90) 0.054 8.79 (1.17–65.93) 0.034
 A hospital which will admit you when your condition suddenly changes 3.34 (0.92–12.08) 0.066 7.66 (1.16–50.36) 0.034
 Frequency of going out 2.10 (0.98–4.50) 0.057 1.87 (0.72–4.86) 0.196
 Patient gatherings held by the public health center 3.18 (1.01–9.98) 0.048 5.00 (0.95–26.32) 0.058
Social relationships (domain 3)
 ADL 0.57 (0.24–1.39) 0.219
 A person who will listen empathically to anxieties or troubles 4.76 (1.57–14.37) 0.006 4.17 (1.04–16.64) 0.043
 Someone who helps you whenever you are in trouble 5.27 (1.17–23.81) 0.031 3.15 (0.53–18.72) 0.208
 Home-visit nursing or rehabilitation service 0.04 (0.01–0.27) 0.001 0.04 (0.01–0.30) 0.001
Environment (domain 4)
 ADL 0.53 (0.26–1.08) 0.082
 A hospital which will admit you when your condition suddenly changes 4.49 (1.36–14.76) 0.013 5.57 (1.29–24.00) 0.021
 Up-to-date information during medical visits 2.31 (0.86–6.19) 0.097 2.62 (0.75–9.11) 0.131
 Hobby 2.46 (0.93–6.53) 0.070 3.64 (1.10–12.08) 0.035
 Self-help patient group 3.07 (0.84–11.20) 0.089 4.07 (0.88–18.93) 0.073

Data are expressed as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidential interval (CI) of logistic regression analysis.

aOdds ratio shows relation with each domain of WHOQOL-BREF and each factor after adjusting for sex, age, and ADL.

bOdds ratio shows relation with each domain and the factors that tend to be related (P < 0.10) when adjusting for sex, age, and ADL.

P value by multiple logistic regression analysis.