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. 2013 Dec 12;2013:190868. doi: 10.1155/2013/190868

Table 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted associations between body mass index and health-related quality of life measures.

Model 1a Model 2b
BMI coeff (P) Model F (P) Model R 2 BMI coeff (P) Model F (P) Model R 2

Health-related quality of life
 Depression 0.07 (0.02) 5.16 (0.02) 0.01 0.06 (0.055) 4.19 (0.0004) 0.06
 Stiffness 0.07 (<0.0001) 23.81 (<0.0001) 0.06 0.06 (<0.0001) 7.70 (<0.0001) 0.11
 Pain 0.05 (0.0003) 13.42 (0.0003) 0.03 0.04 (0.007) 5.26 (<0.0001) 0.07
 Fatigue 0.06 (<0.0001) 16.76 (<0.0001) 0.04 0.06 (0.0006) 7.94 (<0.0001) 0.11
 Disability (HAQ total) 0.01 (0.0004) 12.62 (0.0004) 0.03 0.01 (0.001) 6.05 (<0.0001) 0.08
 Quality of life, physical 0.12 (0.03) 4.62 (0.03) 0.01 0.08 (0.15) 3.58 (0.002) 0.05
 Quality of life, mental 0.12 (0.01) 6.00 (0.01) 0.01 0.1 (0.05) 3.97 (0.0007) 0.06

aModel 1: unadjusted; it contains only BMI (model df = 1).

bModel 2: adjusted for age, gender, race, moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity, and arthritis drug usage (model df = 9).