Table 4.
The results of multiple linear regression analysis after comparing the QoL of patients with BD and healthy individuals after controlling the effect of demographic variables
| Variables | WHOQOL-BREF total score | Physical health | Psychological health | Social relationships | Environment | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | P value | 95% CI | Beta | P value | 95% CI | Beta | P value | 95% CI | Beta | P value | 95% CI | Beta | P value | 95% CI | |
| Constant | 52.97 | <0.001 | 43.77 to 62.16 | 59.40 | <0.001 | 49.74 to 69.1 | 58.86 | <0.001 | 51.54 to 66.17 | 68.39 | <0.001 | 58.91 to 77.87 | 49.8 | <0.001 | 41.62 to 57.98 |
| BD patient/control | 10.24 | <0.001 | 6.41 to14.6 | 10.8 | <0.001 | 7.12 to 14.48 | 4.62 | 0.008 | 1.23 to 8.05 | -0.622 | 0.78 | -5.02 to 3.77 | 0.18 | 0.917 | -3.23 to 3.59 |
| Sex (male/female) | -2.84 | 0.093 | -6.16 to 0.47 | -2.68 | 0.119 | -6.05 to 0.69 | -4.96 | 0.002 | -8.09 to -1.84 | -4.07 | 0.05 | -8.13 to -0.007 | 2.60 | 0.085 | -0.36 to 5.56 |
| Age (per 5 years) | -0.113 | 0.805 | -1.01 to 0.78 | -0.968 | 0.022 | -1.94 to 0.14 | -0.29 | 0.45 | -1.06 to 0.47 | -1.85 | 0.001 | -2.92 to -0.78 | 0.22 | 0.57 | -0.54 to 0.98 |
| Marital status | 1.38 | 0.405 | -1.88 to 4.65 | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | 8.63 | <0.001 | 4.68 to 12.58 | ------ | ------ | ------ |
| Education level | 3.79 | 0.006 | 1.09 to 6.48 | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | 2.50 | 0.037 | 0.15 to 4.86 |
BD: Behçet’s Disease