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. 2018 May 15;16:94. doi: 10.1186/s12955-018-0906-y

Table 2.

Multivariate linear regression analysis of factors associated to health-related quality of life in the modules physical function, emotional role, body pain and mental health in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Factor β 95% CI p
PHYSICAL FUNCTION
 Depressive symptoms −9.3 −10.5 to −8.01 > 0.001
 Sex 1.78 −0.71 to 4.2 NS
 Age (year)* −0.47 −0.6 to −0.33 < 0.001
 Marital status 2.86 1.65 to 4.06 < 0.001
 Occupation 0.72 −0.23 to 1.68 NS
 Duration of diabetes(months) − 0.1 − 0.11 to − 0.08 < 0.001
 Number of morbidities − 0.82 −1.99 to 0.35 NS
EMOTIONAL ROLE
 Depressive symptoms −11.6 −13.8 to −9.4 < 0.001
 Sex −1.17 −5.4 to 3.07 NS
 Age (year)* −0.72 − 0.95 to − 0.5 < 0.001
 Marital status 2.13 − 0.01 to 4.17 NS
 Occupation 0.43 −1.19 to 2.05 NS
 Duration of diabetes(months) −0.04 − 0.06 to − 0.02 < 0.001
 Number of morbidities −8.56 −10.5 to −6.57 < 0.001
BODY PAIN
 Depressive symptoms −4.75 −3.44 to −6.05 < 0.001
 Sex −2.47 −5.01 to 0.05 NS
 Age (year)* 0.21 −0.07 to 0.35 NS
 Marital status 0.57 −0.34 to 1.8 NS
 Occupation 1.59 −0.21 to 2.56 NS
 Duration of diabetes(months) −0.01 −0.03 to 0.01 NS
 Number of morbidities −5.62 −4.43 to −6.81 < 0.001
MENTAL HEALTH
 Depressive symptoms −0.82 − 0.17 to −1.48 0.013
 Sex 0.45 −0.81 to 1.71 NS
 Age (year)* 0.06 −0.004 to 0.13 NS
 Marital status 0.65 −0.04 to 1.26 NS
 Occupation −0.18 −0.67 to 0.29 NS
 Duration of diabetes(months) −0.01 −0.02 to − 0.01 < 0.001
 Number of morbidities −1.11 − 0.51 to − 1.7 < 0.001

"*" median (min-max)