Table 2.
General factorial ANOVA analysis of predictors of PCS and MCS (without interaction terms)
| PCS | MCS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean square | F | P value | Mean square | F | P value | |
| Sex | 746.68 | 8.54 | 0.004 | 8.27 | 0.12 | 0.729 |
| Age | 3607.45 | 41.25 | <0.001 | 205.18 | 2.97 | 0.018 |
| Married versus widowed | 906.38 | 10.36 | 0.001 | 279.48 | 4.01 | 0.037 |
| Education | 597.24 | 6.83 | 0.001 | 873.97 | 12.65 | <0.001 |
| Having chronic diseases | 22,225.99 | 254.14 | <0.001 | 5058.64 | 73.24 | <0.001 |
| Living with children | 51.76 | 0.59 | 0.442 | 4.32 | 0.06 | 0.803 |
| Children as a main source of financial support | 638.57 | 7.30 | 0.007 | 1043.41 | 15.11 | <0.001 |
| Frequency of children asking about their health | 491.82 | 5.62 | 0.004 | 2350.38 | 34.03 | <0.001 |
| Children as a main caregiver when ill | 136.90 | 1.57 | 0.211 | 762.06 | 11.03 | 0.001 |
| Overall model significance | Mean square = 4344.92; Sig. < 0.001 | Mean square = 1302.91; Sig. < 0.001 | ||||