Table 8.

Multivariable linear regression of demographic variables, hearing status, and use of a hearing device on the Hearing Environments and Reflection on Quality of Life Scores (HEAR-QL-28).

Variable	R2	Nonstandardized β Coefficient	SE	Standardized β Coefficient	t value	p value
Step 1	0.062
Intercept		39.67	14.42		2.75	0.006
Age		0.743	0.83	0.058	0.897	0.371
Male gender		4.82	2.80	0.112	1.72	0.087
Maternal education		4.21	1.22	0.225	3.46	0.001
Step 2	0.393
Intercept		80.45	12.23		6.58	<0.001
Age		−0.118	0.691	0.001	0.018	0.986
Male gender		5.42	2.28	0.132	2.509	0.013
Maternal education		2.15	1.01	0.121	2.26	0.025
Any hearing loss		−21.04	3.03	−0.415	−6.941	<0.001
Use/non-use of device		−11.54	2.6	−0.266	−4.435	<0.001