Table 5.
Multivariable relationship between socio-demographic variables and health utility scores
| UK-based preference weights | Canadian-based preference weights | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons with AD | Caregivers | Persons with AD | Caregivers | |
| Regression coefficient (95 % CI) | Regression coefficient (95 % CI) | Regression coefficient (95 % CI) | Regression coefficient (95 % CI) | |
| Age (years) | −0.004 (-0.053, 0.033) | −0.011 (-0.092, 0.055) | −0.002 (-0.011, 0.002) | 0.008 (-0.051, 0.034) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Male | −0.039 (-0.110, 0.019) | −0.060 (-0.211, 0.067) | −0.022 (-0.072, 0.051) | 0.036 (-0.119, 0.110) |
| Educationa | ||||
| High school or less | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| College | −0.028 (-0.094, 0.127) | −0.105 (-0.237, 0.022) | −0.015 (-0.065, 0.070) | −0.047 (-0.134, 0.015) |
| University | −0.022 (-0.133, 0.016) | −0.131 (-0.253, -0.009) | −0.012 (-0.079, 0.073) | −0.074 (-0.142, 0.008) |
| Post-graduate | −0.100 (-0.181, -0.018) | −0.116 (-0.152, -0.006) | −0.059 (-0.080, -0.007) | −0.040 (-0.127, -0.009) |
| Occupationb | ||||
| Retired | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Employed | 0.046 (-0.075, 0.057) | −0.047 (-0.134, 0.059) | 0.025 (-0.171, 0.102) | −0.034 (-0.078, 0.049) |
| Other | 0.035 (-0.067, 0.063) | −0.015 (-0.117, 0.063) | 0.017 (-0.024, 0.057) | −0.014 (-0.007, 0.037) |
| Household incomec | ||||
| <$40000 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| ≥$40000 to < $80000 | 0.004 (-0.087, 0.019) | 0.028 (-0.131, 0.045) | 0.003 (-0.035, 0.093) | −0.020 (-0.088, 0.017) |
| ≥$80000 | −0.015 (-0.039, 0.000) | 0.002 (-0.006, 0.008) | −0.007 (-0.011, 0.021) | −0.064 (-0.141, 0.010) |
Note. AD Alzheimer’s disease, CI confidence interval, Ref reference category, UK United Kingdom
aCollege: some college or completed college; university: some univeristy or completed university; post-graduate: some university at Masters or Doctorate level or completed a Masters or Doctorate
bHomemaker, student, or unemployed
cCanadian dollars