Table 3.
Effects of social support and depression on health-related quality of life estimated using linear regression
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EQ VAS (N = 3,189) |
EQ-5D Index (N = 3,181
†
) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Step 1 |
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Step 2 |
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Step 1 |
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Step 2 |
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| Predictors | B [95%-CI] | β | B [95%-CI] | β | B [95%-CI] | β | B [95%-CI] | β |
| Social support |
3.858** [2.983;4.733] |
0.146** |
0.438 [−0.458;1.334] |
0.017 |
0.039** [0.028;0.050] |
0.116** |
−0.013* [−0.024;-0.002] |
−0.038* |
| Depressive mood |
- |
- |
−2.383** [−2.632;-2.143] |
−0.341** |
- |
- |
−0.036** [−0.039;-0.033] |
−0.409** |
| Control variables |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Multimorbidity |
−1.022** [−1.139;-0.904] |
−0.288** |
−0.830** [−0.942;-0.718] |
−0.234** |
−0.013** [−0.014;-0.011] |
−0.281** |
−0.010** [−0.011;-0.008] |
−0.216** |
| Age |
−0.149* [−0.267;-0.032] |
−0.043* |
−0.096 [−0.207;0.015] |
−0.027 |
−0.002* [−0.003;0.000] |
−0.042* |
−0.001 [−0.002;0.000] |
−0.024 |
| Gender |
−1.797* [−3.078;-0.516] |
−0.049* |
−0.846 [−2.061;0.369] |
−0.023 |
−0.077** [−0.093;-0.061] |
−0.165** |
−0.063** [−0.078;-0.048] |
−0.134** |
| Educational level |
1.218* [0.317;2.120] |
0.046* |
1.424** [0.572;2.277] |
0.054** |
0.013* [−0.002;0.025] |
0.040* |
0.016** [0.006;0.027] |
0.049** |
| Income |
0.002** [0.001;0.003] |
0.077** |
0.001** [0.000;0.002] |
0.044** |
0.000 [0.000;0.000] |
0.026 |
0.000 [0.000;0.000] |
−0.013 |
| Living with partner |
−0.170 [−1.491;1.151] |
−0.005 |
−0.520 [−1.769;0.729] |
−0.014 |
−0.014 [0.030;0.003] |
−0.028 |
−0.019* [−0.035;-0.004] |
−0.040* |
| R2 (adjusted) | 0.137** | 0.228** | 0.132** | 0.264** | ||||
**significant at p < 0.01.
*significant at p < 0.05.
†EQ-5D data was missing for eight participants and these data were not imputed.
B: unstandardized regression coefficient (95%-CI: 95%-confidence interval).
β: standardized regression coefficient.