Table 4.
QoL predictor models measured with the ASQoL scale.
| Variables | Model | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Québec | France | ||||
| β | VIF | β | VIF | β | VIF | |
| Québec | 0.195*** | 1.246 | ||||
| Perceived specific violence | −0.249*** | 1.138 | −0.321*** | 1.122 | −0.188** | 1.113 |
| Age | −0.125** | 1.242 | −0.029 | 1.245 | −0.230** | 1.348 |
| Male | 0.139** | 1.222 | 0.099 | 1.204 | 0.224** | 1.252 |
| Female | ||||||
| Other | −0.006 | 1.192 | −0.080 | 1.239 | 0.065 | 1.140 |
| High school diploma or less | −0.189*** | 1.229 | −0.158* | 1.359 | −0.207** | 1.082 |
| College or vocational diploma | −0.079 | 1.183 | 0.007 | 1.230 | −0.151* | 1.126 |
| University degree | ||||||
| Working | 0.123** | 1.099 | 0.078 | 1.108 | 0.196** | 1.107 |
| Anxiety disorders | −0.073 | 1.443 | −0.169* | 1.409 | 0.047 | 1.588 |
| Mood disorders | −0.119* | 1.441 | −0.008 | 1.485 | −0.227** | 1.463 |
| Chronic pain | −0.097* | 1.107 | −0.123 | 1.136 | −0.081 | 1.149 |
| Sensory disorders | −0.021 | 1.083 | 0.014 | 1.066 | −0.055 | 1.101 |
| Headaches or migraines | −0.042 | 1.132 | 0.043 | 1.136 | −0.120 | 1.162 |
| AQ10 score ⩾6 | −0.118** | 1.039 | −0.059 | 1.078 | −0.182** | 1.060 |
| Self-diagnosed | −0.063 | 1.163 | −0.108 | 1.135 | −0.021 | 1.275 |
| Diagnosed before 18 years | 0.058 | 1.203 | 0.036 | 1.269 | 0.117 | 1.191 |
| Diagnosed at 18 years or later | ||||||
| Adjusted R2 | 0.280 | 0.198 | 0.305 | |||
QoL: quality of life; ASQoL: Autism Quality of Life Measure; AQ10: Autism-Spectrum Quotient; VIF: Variance-Inflation Factor.
*
p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.