Table 2.
Factors associated with health status, with EQ-5D-indices and EQ-VAS as dependent variables, respectively
| Un-standardised regression coefficients (p-value) | ||
|---|---|---|
| EQ-5D-indices (R2 = 0.090) |
EQ-VAS (R2 = 0.098) |
|
| Constant | 1.181 (0.000) | 106.683 (0.000) |
| Age (in years) | −0.003 (0.000) | −0.308 (0.000) |
| Gender (male = reference) | −0.040 (0.000) | −1.672 (0.000) |
| Education (low = reference) | ||
| Moderate | 0.011 (0.000) | 0.462 (0.000) |
| High | 0.020 (0.000) | 0.575 (0.000) |
| Region (west = reference) | ||
| North | 0.001 (0.606) | 0.050 (0.832) |
| East | −0.002 (0.093) | −0.183 (0.191) |
| South | −0.005 (0.000) | −0.768 (0.000) |
| Smoking | −0.021 (0.000) | −1.232 (0.000) |
| Asthma | −0.016 (0.000) | −1.932 (0.000) |
| Diabetes – using insulin | −0.027 (0.000) | −3.125 (0.000) |
| Diabetes – no insulin | −0.010 (0.000) | −1.697 (0.000) |
| Heart disease | −0.012 (0.000) | −1.633 (0.000) |
| Lung disease | −0.018 (0.000) | −2.386 (0.000) |
| Liver disease | - a | 0.418 (0.031) |
| Previous stroke | −0.056 (0.000) | −5.928 (0.000) |
| Previous myocardial infarct | −0.029 (0.000) | −4.563 (0.000) |
a Not significant in univariate analysis therefore not included in multivariate analysis