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. 2011 Mar 5;21(2):144–150. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20100093

Table 4. Results of regression analysis of quality of life and basic characteristics of interviewees: Standardized regression coefficients, beta.

Variables Physical
n = 438
Psychological
n = 437
Social
n = 437
Environmental
n = 436
Overall
n = 437
Gender −0.04 −0.07 0.06 −0.11a −0.06
Age −0.12 0.00 −0.04 −0.02 −0.04
Marital status 0.02 0.01 −0.07 −0.04 0.00
Number of cohabitants 0.06 0.10a 0.08 0.11a 0.11a
Years of education −0.09 −0.01 −0.01 −0.02 −0.05
Lifetime psychiatric visits −0.04 −0.01 −0.02 0.02 −0.01
Severity of disaster damage in 2004 −0.09 −0.06 −0.08 −0.08 −0.09a
Severity of disaster damage in 2007 0.03 0.00 0.06 0.07 0.04
Any physical illness −0.20b −0.13b −0.01 0.01 −0.14b

Gender: male = 0, female = 1; Age: continuous; Marital status: divorced, bereaved, never married = 0, married = 1; Lifetime psychiatric visit: never = 0, yes = 1; Severity of disaster damage in 2004 and 2007: none = 0, partial collapse = 1, half collapse = 2, massive collapse = 3, total collapse = 4; Any physical illness: none = 0, yes = 1; aP < 0.05, bP < 0.01.