Table 3.

Correlates of Quality of Life in Rural Patients with Heart Failure:

Parameter	Estimate	Lower bound 95% CI	Upper bound 95% CI	p-value F test
Geographic Location (California)	Reference			0.0005
Geographic Location (Kentucky)	1.19	−3.37	5.74
Geographic Location (Nevada)	−5.17	−9.67	−0.67
Age	−0.30	−0.49	−0.10	0.0026
Female	−7.20	−11.09	−3.31	<0.0001
Male	Reference
NYHA Class I	−22.91	−33.05	−12.76	<0.0001
NYHA Class II	−20.38	−29.24	−11.51
NYHA Class III	−12.80	−21.71	−3.90
NYHA Class IV	Reference
Heart Failure Knowledge	0.199	0.061	0.34	0.0048
Perceived Control	−0.39	−0.76	−0.027	0.036
Anxiety Score	6.14	3.75	8.58	<.0001
Depression Score	2.24	1.87	2.61	<.0001