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. 2017 Feb 6;12(2):e0171320. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171320

Table 5. Study variables related to quality of life (multiple linear regression).

EQ-VAS1 EQ-Index2
Variable β3 95% CI p β 95% CI p
Barthela 14.27 10.19/18.35 <0.001 0.18 0.15/0.21 <0.001
Depressionb −10.13 −13.98/−6.29 <0.001 −0.08 −0.11/−0.05 <0.001
Social risk c −7.23 −12.17/−2.29 0.004 −0.06 −0.10/0.02 0.003
Level of educationd −13.58 −19.27/−7.89 < 0.001 −0.04 −0.08/−0.01 0.019
Number of medicinese −4.85 −8.49/−1.20 0.009 −0.05 −0.08/−0.02 0.002
Agef 0.48 0.14/0.81 0.005 −0.01 −0.01/0.01 0.512
Level of educationg −7.40 −11.97/−2.82 0.002 0.01 −0.07/0.09 0.78
Pfeifferh −13.63 −26.06/−1.19 0.032 0.03 −0.07/0.13 0.557
Anxietyi −1.27 −5.16/2.62 0.520 −0.09 −0.12/−0.06 <0.001
Sexj 1.01 −2.97/4.98 0.620 0.04 0.01/0.07 0.013

1EQ-VAS: EuroQol visual analogue scale

2EQ-Index: EuroQol Index

3Beta regression coefficient.

aIndependent

bRisk of depression (Goldberg)

cIntermediate social risk (Gijón)

dIlliterate

e>10 medicines

fOlder

gLiterate

hMild impairment

iRisk of anxiety (Goldberg)

jMale.