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. 2018 Nov 23;28(3):737–749. doi: 10.1007/s11136-018-2056-4

Table 4.

Results of the final model of the proportional odds ordinal regression for the QoL and health QoL items

Predictor QoL item Health QoL item
Estimate SE p OR 95% CI for OR Estimate SE p OR 95% CI for OR
Baseline QoL 0.32 0.48 .503 1.38 0.54–3.55 0.88 0.26 .001 2.40 1.46–3.96
Loneliness age 79 − 0.91 0.31 .004 0.40 0.22–0.74
ADL change − 0.34 0.30 .246 0.71 0.40–1.27 − 0.35 0.20 .074 0.70 0.48–1.03
Depression change − 0.32 0.29 .277 0.73 0.41–1.29 0.14 0.21 .509 1.15 0.76–1.73
Lung function age 90 0.30 0.25 .230 1.35 0.83–2.21
Self-rated health age 90 1.05 0.38 .005 2.85 1.37–5.94 1.27 0.27 < .001 3.58 2.12–6.03

Bold indicates significant predictors after false discovery rate calculation (approx. p < .029)

QoL quality of life, ADL activities of daily living (measured with Townsend Functional Ability Scale), SE standard error