Table 6.

Multifactorial Linear Regression Analysis for the EQ-VAS With Independent Variables.

	b	SE (b)	95% CI		p	VIF
Independent Variables			Lower bound	Upper bound
Health status (EQ-VAS) when MSPSS has three subscales
Retired	3.7	1.8	0.1	7.2	.042	1.1
Active participation in cultural clubs, etc.	5.3	2.2	1.1	9.6	.013	1.1
Better health than their peers	17	2.4	12.3	21.6	<.001	2.7
Same health as their peers	10.1	2.3	5.6	14.6	<.001	2.3
Health problem that affects everyday activity	−5.2	1.8	−8.8	−1.6	.005	1.2
Consumption of one or two medicines	3.5	1.5	0.6	6.4	.019	1.1
Mastication problems	−6.1	1.7	−9.4	−2.8	<.001	1.1
Incontinence problems often/always	−6	2	−10	−2	.003	1.3
Incontinence problems rare	−5.5	1.8	−9	−2	.002	1.2
Social support from significant others	0.8	0.2	0.4	1.2	<.001	1.4
Social support from friends	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.6	.005	1.3
Health status (EQ-VAS) when MSPSS has two subscales
Retired	3.8	1.8	0.3	7.4	.034	1.1
Active participation in cultural clubs, etc.	5.2	2.2	0.9	9.4	.017	1.2
Better health than their peers	17.2	2.4	12.6	21.9	<.001	2.7
Same health as their peers	10.3	2.3	5.7	14.8	<.001	2.3
Health problem that affects everyday activity	−5.4	1.8	−9	−1.8	.003	1.2
Consumption of one or two medicines	3.2	1.5	0.3	6.1	.031	1.1
Mastication problems	−6.2	1.7	−9.5	−2.8	<.001	1.1
Incontinence problems often/always	−6.1	2	−10	−2.1	.003	1.3
Incontinence problems rare	−5.6	1.8	−9.1	−2	.002	1.2
Social support from friends	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.7	.001	1.2
Social support from family and significant others	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.5	<.001	1.3

Note. EQ-VAS = EuroQol–visual analogue scale; CI = confidence interval; VIF = variance inflation factor; MSPSS = Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.