Table 3.
Estimated means of QoL measures according to comorbidity stratified by attitudes to aging (N = 361)
| Comorbidity | N | Generic QoL | Older-specific QoL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE) | Coefficient (95 % CI) | P value | Mean (SE) | Coefficient (95 % CI) | P value | ||
| Among those with positive attitudes | |||||||
| None | 67 | 68.7 (1.3) | (Reference) | – | 72.2 (1.3) | (Reference) | – |
| Low | 40 | 70.1 (1.7) | 1.4 (−2.6: 5.5) | 0.488 | 75.5 (1.6) | 3.3 (−0.7: 7.2) | 0.108 |
| Moderate and high | 5 | 67.2 (4.6) | −1.5 (−11.0: 7.9) | 0.748 | 68.5 (4.5) | −3.7 (−13.0: 5.5) | 0.430 |
| CCI (continuous) | 112 | 0.5 (−2.8: 3.8) | 0.753 | 0.7 (−2.0: 3.4) | 0.598 | ||
| Among those without positive attitudes | |||||||
| None | 109 | 55.2 (1.2) | (Reference) | – | 59.2 (1.2) | (Reference) | – |
| Low | 119 | 51.3 (1.1) | −3.9 (−6.9:−0.9) | 0.012 | 53.8 (1.2) | −5.5 (−8.6:−2.3) | 0.001 |
| Moderate and high | 21 | 50.3 (2.6) | −4.9 (−10.4: 0.54) | 0.077 | 56.7 (2.6) | −2.5 (−8.2: 3.1) | 0.377 |
| CCI (continuous) | 249 | −3.1 (−5.4:−0.8) | 0.009 | −3.1 (−5.5: 0.7) | 0.013 | ||
SE standard error, CI confidence interval, CCI Charlson comorbidity index (a higher index indicates a severer comorbidity)
Generalized linear models adjusted for age, gender, education and living arrangements