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Published in final edited form as: Int Psychogeriatr. 2012 Mar 14;24(7):1094–1102. doi: 10.1017/S1041610212000063

Table 5.

Predictors of differences in Self- vs. Caregiver QOL Ratings of Patient

		Univariable			Multivariable
Predictor	Beta	95% CI	P-value	Beta	95% CI	P-value
Onset age	0.02	−0.01 – 0.05	0.16	----	----	----
Gender	−0.37	−0.67 – −0.07	0.02^*	−0.26	−0.56 – 0.04	0.09
Education	0.03	−0.03 – 0.08	0.30	----	----	----
GMHR-P	−0.00	−0.28 – 0.27	0.98	----	----	----
CDR-SB	−0.09	−0.13 – −0.04	0.01^*	−0.08	−0.12 – −0.03	0.02^*
NPI	−0.01	−0.03 – −0.00	0.04^*	−0.07	−0.02 – 0.01	0.37^†
DSRS	−0.03	−0.05 – −0.01	0.02^*	0.02	−0.03 – 0.03	0.90^†
MMSE	0.03	−0.00 – −0.06	0.07	----	----	----

Note:

indicates p < 0.05. Multivariable model includes all variables significant in univariable analyses.

^†

indicates the variables that were excluded in multiple stepwise regression with backward elimination.

Educ = Education; GMHR-P = General Medical Health Rating – Patient; CDR-SB = Clinical Dementia Rating – Sum of Boxes; NPI = Neuropsychiatric Inventory; DSRS = Dementia Severity Rating Scale; MMSE = Mini-mental State Exam.