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. 2014 Dec 20;24(7):1661–1667. doi: 10.1007/s11136-014-0899-x

Table 2.

Estimated means of QoL measures according to comorbidity and attitudes to aging (N = 361)

Comorbidity/attitudes to aging N Generic QoL Older-specific QoL
Mean (SE) Coefficient (95 % CI) P value Mean (SE) Coefficient (95 % CI) P value
Comorbidity
 None 176 60.6 (1.1) (Reference) 64.4 (1.1) (Reference)
 Low 159 56.5 (1.1) −4.2 (−7.0:−1.3) 0.004 59.6 (1.1) −4.8 (−7.8:−1.8) 0.002
 Moderate and high 26 54.1 (2.6) −6.6 (−12.1:−1.1) 0.019 59.4 (2.7) −5.0 (−10.7: 0.8) 0.089
 CCI (continuous) 361 −3.7 (−5.9:−1.5) 0.001 −3.6 (−5.9:−1.3) 0.003
Attitudes to aging
 Highest tertile 112 69.1 (1.0) (Reference) 73.6 (1.1) (Reference)
 Middle tertile 118 58.3 (1.0) −10.8 (−13.6:−8.0) <0.001 61.9 (1.0) −11.7 (−14.5:− 8.8) <0.001
 Lowest tertile 131 48.5 (1.0) −20.6 (−23.3:−17.9) <0.001 51.3 (1.0) −22.3 (−25.1:−19.5) <0.001
 AAQ (continuous) 361 0.8 (0.7: 0.9) <0.001 0.9 (0.8: 1.0) <0.001

Generalized linear models adjusted for age, gender, education, and living arrangements

SE standard error, CI confidence interval, CCI Charlson comorbidity index (a higher index indicates a severer comorbidity), AAQ Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire (a higher score indicates more positive attitudes toward aging)