Table 3.
Factors affecting health-related quality of life by age (under 65 years).
| Variable (reference) | B | S.E. | Wald | p | Exp(B) | 95% CI for Exp(B) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||||||
| Education (under high school) | Over high school | 0.321 | 0.184 | 3.047 | 0.081 | 1.379 | 0.961 | 1.977 |
| Income (under $ 2400) | Over $ 2400 | 0.152 | 0.109 | 1.940 | 0.164 | 1.164 | 0.940 | 1.441 |
| Type of medical security (assistance) | National health insurance | 0.637 | 0.410 | 2.413 | 0.120 | 1.892 | 0.846 | 4.228 |
| Subjective health status (good) | Poor | –1.873 | 0.133 | 198.693 | 0.000 | 0.154 | 0.118 | 0.199 |
| Unmet medical care (no) | Yes | –1.170 | 0.109 | 114.346 | 0.000 | 0.310 | 0.250 | 0.384 |
| Chronic disease (no) | Yes | –0.602 | 0.114 | 27.910 | 0.000 | 0.548 | 0.438 | 0.685 |
| Moderate physical activity (no) | Yes | 0.053 | 0.126 | 0.176 | 0.675 | 1.054 | 0.823 | 1.351 |
| Intense physical activity (no) | Yes | –0.235 | 0.141 | 2.778 | 0.096 | 0.791 | 0.600 | 1.042 |
| Sitting time (under 8 hours) | Over 8 h | –0.268 | 0.118 | 5.140 | 0.023 | 0.765 | 0.607 | 0.964 |
| Smoking (no) | Yes | –0.043 | 0.106 | 0.166 | 0.684 | 0.958 | 0.778 | 1.179 |
| Drinking (no) | Yes | 0.120 | 0.166 | 0.527 | 0.468 | 1.128 | 0.815 | 1.561 |