Table 5.
Adjusted model of PCS composite and subscale scores
| PF | p-value | RP (n = 249) | p-value | BP | p-value | GH | p-value | PCS Composite | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.38 | 0.7 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.65 | |||||
| 18 – 39 | 45.8 | 39.0 | 46.3 | 38.0 | 40.1 | |||||
| ≥ 40 | 44.7 | 38.4 | 45.2 | 39.0 | 39.5 | |||||
| Education | 0.67 | 0.89 | 0.043 | 0.67 | 0.37 | |||||
| Not a college graduate | 45.5 | 38.6 | 44.3 | 38.2 | 39.3 | |||||
| College graduate | 45.0 | 38.8 | 47.4 | 38.8 | 40.4 | |||||
| Marital Status | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.43 | 0.057 | |||||
| Married or living with a partner | 43.2 | 38.2 | 44.1 | 37.0 | 37.9 | |||||
| Never married | 46.2 | 40.9 | 46.8 | 37.1 | 40.9 | |||||
| Widowed | 47.1 | 40.9 | 50.7 | 44.6 | 44.4 | |||||
| Divorced or separated | 44.3 | 34.8 | 41.6 | 35.3 | 36.0 | |||||
| Household income, annual | 0.022 | 0.59 | 0.07 | 0.97 | 0.10 | |||||
| ≤ $25K | 44.5 | 37.8 | 44.8 | 38.1 | 38.6 | |||||
| $>25–100K | 43.8 | 38.2 | 44.4 | 38.7 | 38.8 | |||||
| >$100K | 47.4 | 40.1 | 48.2 | 38.6 | 42.1 | |||||
| Health insurance | 0.033 | 0.042 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.013 | |||||
| Private coverage | 47.0 | 41.1 | 47.7 | 39.9 | 42.3 | |||||
| Non-Private | 43.5 | 36.3 | 43.9 | 37.1 | 37.4 | |||||
| Employment | <0.0001 | 0.0007 | 0.0001 | 0.012 | <0.0001 | |||||
| Working/Student/H omemaker | 48.1 | 40.5 | 47.7 | 39.7 | 42.4 | |||||
| Unable to work due to disability | 37.0 | 31.2 | 38.5 | 33.6 | 30.4 | |||||
| Retired | 45.3 | 43.8 | 51.3 | 43.0 | 44.3 | |||||
| Unemployed | 50.5 | 39.3 | 45.7 | 37.6 | 42.1 | |||||
| Alcohol Use in last 12 months | 0.045 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.41 | 0.053 | |||||
| 0 or <1 per month | 43.3 | 37.0 | 43.9 | 38.6 | 37.8 | |||||
| >1 month to 4 per week | 45.8 | 39.6 | 46.1 | 39.9 | 40.9 | |||||
| Almost every day or everyday | 46.6 | 39.4 | 47.4 | 36.9 | 40.8 | |||||
| Hearing impairment | 0.99 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.12 | |||||
| Yes | 45.2 | 42.5 | 43.9 | 37.0 | 38.2 | |||||
| No | 45.2 | 45.3 | 47.7 | 40.0 | 41.4 | |||||
| Number of prior MFS related surgeries | 0.32 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.69 | |||||
| None | 44.2 | 38.1 | 45.5 | 38.7 | 39.1 | |||||
| 1–2 surgeries | 46.3 | 38.0 | 46.8 | 39.3 | 40.5 | |||||
| 3+ surgeries | 45.2 | 40.0 | 45.1 | 37.4 | 39.8 | |||||
| Number of comorbid conditions | 0.18 | 0.37 | 0.54 | 0.25 | 0.12 | |||||
| 0–2 | 47.0 | 40.6 | 47.0 | 39.9 | 42.1 | |||||
| 3–6 | 45.0 | 38.3 | 45.3 | 39.3 | 39.7 | |||||
| 7+ | 43.7 | 37.2 | 45.2 | 36.3 | 37.7 | |||||
| Depression | 0.29 | 0.65 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.21 | |||||
| Yes | 44.5 | 39.1 | 44.5 | 36.9 | 38.8 | |||||
| No | 46.0 | 38.3 | 47.1 | 40.0 | 40.8 | |||||
| MFS severity score | 0.39 | 0.035 | 0.86 | 0.52 | 0.13 | |||||
| Mild (0–2) | 45.7 | 41.7 | 45.3 | 40.1 | 41.4 | |||||
| Typical (3–8) | 45.8 | 39.2 | 46.4 | 38.2 | 40.4 | |||||
| Severe (9+) | 44.2 | 35.2 | 45.7 | 37.1 | 38.7 |
NS = not significant