Table 5.

Multivariate analyses of chosen variables for reduced sodium intake subscale of the HBQ

Variable	B2	95% CI		P-value
Perception of QOL	0.253	−0.154	0.66	0.22
Perception of health	−0.248	−0.574	0.077	0.134
Physical domain	0.143	0.003	0.283	0.045
Psychological domain	0.065	−0.11	0.239	0.465
Social domain	−0.022	−0.13	0.086	0.692
Environmental domain	−0.254	−0.412	−0.096	0.002
Age, years	0.008	−0.031	0.048	0.677
Duration of disease, years	−0.005	−0.033	0.023	0.718
Sex
Female	Ref. item
Male	0.027	−0.41	0.463	0.904
Marital status
Married/living together	Ref. item
Single/divorced	0.222	−0.573	1.016	0.582
Widowed	0.379	−0.216	0.975	0.21
Education
None/primary	Ref. item
Secondary	0.108	−0.46	0.677	0.707
Vocational/higher	0.041	−0.581	0.663	0.896
Occupational activity
Employed	Ref. item
Retired	−0.448	−1.075	0.179	0.16
Annuitant	−0.03	−0.805	0.744	0.939
Place of residence
Living alone/in an organized institution	Ref. item
Living with family	0.114	−0.482	0.71	0.706
Therapy
Monotherapy	Ref. item
Polytherapy	−0.026	−0.782	0.731	0.947

Abbreviations: B², linear regression parameter; HBQ, the Hill-Bone Compliance to High Blood Pressure Therapy Scale questionnaire; QOL, quality of life; Ref., referral.