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. 2022 Jul 27;15:1447–1457. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S373077

Table 3.

Influencing Factors of EQ-5D Utility Scores Using the Tobit Regression Model by Residential Area (N =3250)

Participants’ Characteristics Urban Rural
Coe SE p-value Coe SE p-value
Socio-demographic background characteristics
Gender [ref = (With male)]
Female 0.04 0.03 0.158 0.04 0.02 0.083
Age group [ref = (60–69)]
70–79 −0.06 0.02 0.009 −0.05 0.02 0.004
80 and above −0.12 0.04 0.001 −0.19 0.03 <0.001
Marital status [ref = (With spouse)]
Without spouse −0.05 0.03 0.073 −0.02 0.02 0.359
Socioeconomic status [ref = (Low)]
Middle low 0.02 0.04 0.573 0.03 0.02 0.131
Middle high 0.07 0.04 0.061 0.1 0.03 <0.001
High 0.13 0.04 <0.001 0.14 0.03 <0.001
Health conditions
Number of NCDs [ref = (No NCDs)]
Single NCDs −0.10 0.03 <0.001 −0.08 0.02 <0.001
Two and more NCDs −0.20 0.03 <0.001 −0.15 0.02 <0.001
Obesity [ref = (Non-obesity)]
Obesity −0.03 0.07 0.618 −0.1 0.04 0.021
Health behaviors
Alcohol intake status [ref = (Never)]
Drinking 0.03 0.03 0.333 0.02 0.02 0.348
Sleep quality (PSQI) [ref = (PSQI≤5)]
PSQI>5 −0.22 0.03 <0.001 −0.15 0.02 <0.001
Excessive daytime sleepiness (ESS) [ref = (ESS≤10)]
ESS>10 −0.13 0.02 <0.001 −0.13 0.02 <0.001
Nutrition awareness [ref = (Never)]
Sometimes −0.04 0.07 0.581 0.01 0.04 0.865
Often 0.01 0.07 0.989 0.04 0.04 0.285
Usually 0.06 0.07 0.356 0.05 0.04 0.179
Always 0.11 0.07 0.143 0.14 0.05 0.009

Note: Bold fonts indicated p-value <0.05.

Abbreviations: NCDs, chronic non-communicable diseases; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; ESS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale.