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. 2016 Jan 12;14:6. doi: 10.1186/s12955-016-0408-8

Table 6.

Factors associated with Social Domain of QOL in Multivariate Analysis

Variable B S.E. Beta t P-value 95 % C.I
Lower Upper
Gender
 Female ref ref ref ref ref ref ref
 Male 0.79 0.38 0.11 2.07 0.039 0.04 1.55
Level of education
 None/primary ref ref ref ref ref ref ref
 Secondary/tertiary 0.80 0.36 0.11 2.18 0.030 0.07 1.52
Economic status
 Poor ref ref ref ref ref ref ref
 Good 1.23 0.74 0.08 1.65 0.100 -0.24 2.70
Outdoor leisure activity
 Yes ref ref ref ref ref ref ref
 No 1.11 0.40 0.13 2.53 0.012 0.24 1.97
Physical activity
 Yes ref ref ref ref ref ref ref
 No 0.34 0.40 0.04 0.87 0.385 -0.44 1.13
Duration of residence
 < 2 years ref ref ref ref ref ref ref
 ≥ 2 years 1.45 0.36 0.36 3.93 <0.0001 0.72 2.17
Chronic co-morbidities
 Yes ref ref ref ref ref ref ref
 No 1.34 0.52 0.52 2.56 0.011 0.31 2.37
Social support
 Low ref ref ref ref ref ref ref
 High/medium 2.99 0.38 0.38 7.74 <0.0001 2.23 3.75

Multiple linear regression was used for analysis and p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant