Table 1. Basic demographic and medical characteristics of participants and coefficients and standard errors (S.E.) of major determinants for WHOQOL-BREF domain scores under multiple linear regression models.
| ┼N or mean±SD | ┿ Phy Dom | ┿ Psy Dom | ┿ Soc Dom | ┿ Env Dom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Est.(S.E.) | Est.(S.E.) | Est.(S.E.) | Est.(S.E.) | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Female/male | 317/171 | 0.19(0.26) | 0.03(0.26) | 0.09(0.26) | 0.12(0.24) |
| Age | |||||
| 75-84/≦74y | 212/195 | -0.44(0.26) | -0.21(0.26) | -0.18(0.26) | -0.01(0.24) |
| ≧85/≦74y | 69/195 | 0.61(0.38) | 0.38(0.37) | 0.85(0.37)* | 0.64(0.34) |
| Education | |||||
| Elementary/no education | 167/148 | 0.19(0.30) | -0.08(0.29) | 0.11(0.29) | 0.01(0.27) |
| >Junior high/no education | 148/148 | 0.29(0.31) | -0.08(0.31) | -0.65(0.31) | -0.00(0.28) |
| Marriage | |||||
| Not married/married | 239/243 | -0.21(0.25) | -0.17(0.24) | -0.26(0.24) | -0.21(0.22) |
| Cohabitant | |||||
| With family/alone | 363/114 | 0.37(0.30) | 0.30(0.30) | -0.02(0.30) | 0.54(0.28) |
| MMSE | 26±3.4 | 0.06(0.04) | 0.00(0.04) | 0.06(0.04) | 0.03(0.03) |
| Diabetes | 87 | -0.02(0.31) | -0.14(0.30) | 0.02(0.30) | 0.37(0.28) |
| Hypertension | 226 | -0.05(0.25) | 0.24(0.24) | 0.46(0.24) | 0.15(0.22) |
| Heart disease | 110 | -0.35(0.28) | -0.53(0.28) | 0.06(0.28) | -0.28(0.26) |
| Stroke | 21 | 0.00(0.60) | 0.27(0.59) | 0.68(0.59) | 0.93(0.55) |
| Cancer | 20 | -0.05(0.58) | -0.20(0.57) | 0.49(0.57) | 0.45(0.52) |
| MBI | 96.2±8.1 | 0.03(0.02) | 0.02(0.02) | 0.00(0.02) | 0.01(0.01) |
| GDS | 3.5±3.2 | -0.23(0.04) *** | -0.28(0.04) *** | -0.18(0.04) *** | -0.21(0.04) *** |
*p<0.05,
**p<0.01,
***p<0.001
┼Basic demographic and medical characteristics of participants
┿regression coefficients and standard errors (S.E.) of major determinants for WHOQOL-BREF domain scores under multiple linear regression models.
WHOQOL = World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale-Brief Version; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; MBI = Modified Barthel Index; GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale; Phy Dom = Physical domain; Psy Dom = Psychological domain; Soc Dom = Social relationship domain; Env Dom = Environmental domain