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Table 4 Generalised logit regression: EQ-5D and long-standing health conditions

From: Examining the incremental impact of long-standing health conditions on subjective well-being alongside the EQ-5D

Life satisfaction level

I

Ā 

II

Ā 

III

Ā 

IV

Ā 

V

Ā 

Independent variables

OR

SE

OR

SE

OR

SE

OR

SE

OR

SE

Mobility 2

0.868

0.107

0.888

0.066

0.911

0.060

0.958

0.069

0.993

0.093

Self-care 2

0.888

0.144

0.785**

0.084

0.827**

0.080

0.781**

0.086

0.755*

0.115

Usual activities 2

1.100

0.138

1.043

0.079

1.111

0.074

1.005

0.074

0.983

0.095

Usual activities 3

0.886

0.232

1.040

0.194

1.083

0.189

0.943

0.192

1.229

0.322

Pain/discomfort 2

1.010

0.086

0.948

0.049

0.911**

0.040

0.914*

0.043

0.939

0.057

Pain/discomfort 3

0.876

0.170

0.945

0.120

0.823*

0.095

0.849

0.112

0.834

0.149

Anxiety/depression 2

0.653***

0.052

0.653***

0.032

0.699***

0.031

0.784***

0.038

0.895*

0.057

Anxiety/depression 3

0.261***

0.044

0.519***

0.072

0.695***

0.094

0.874

0.136

0.884

0.186

Insomnia

0.824

0.101

0.889

0.073

0.894

0.068

0.866

0.076

0.767**

0.094

Diabetes

0.722**

0.095

0.940

0.083

0.984

0.076

1.035

0.086

1.052

0.114

Breathing problems

0.868

0.093

0.894*

0.060

0.905*

0.054

0.968

0.063

0.940

0.081

High blood pressure

1.004

0.093

1.024

0.058

1.027

0.050

1.064

0.055

0.993

0.066

Heart disease

1.205

0.190

1.218**

0.117

1.103

0.090

1.014

0.088

1.019

0.113

Osteoarthritis

0.925

0.115

0.933

0.072

0.985

0.067

1.046

0.077

0.882

0.088

Stroke

0.836

0.197

0.943

0.146

0.799

0.109

0.897

0.135

0.927

0.181

Cancer

1.180

0.255

0.965

0.120

0.965

0.105

0.930

0.111

1.019

0.153

Control variables

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Age

0.944***

0.012

0.963***

0.007

0.959***

0.006

0.951***

0.006

0.947***

0.008

Age2

1.001***

0.000

1.000***

0.000

1.001***

0.000

1.001***

0.000

1.001***

0.000

White

1.218

0.195

1.463***

0.145

1.311***

0.121

0.928

0.095

0.608***

0.074

Degree

1.055**

0.026

1.039***

0.015

1.015

0.013

0.980

0.013

0.931***

0.017

Observations

13591

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Likelihood ratio Ļ‡2

889.60

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

P value

0.0000

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 
  1. Exponentiated coefficients; standard errors in parentheses *pā€‰<ā€‰0.1, **pā€‰<ā€‰0.05, ***pā€‰<ā€‰0.01.
  2. I ā€“ Life satisfaction level 1 compared to 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
  3. II ā€“ Life satisfaction levels 1 and 2 compared to 3, 4, 5 and 6.
  4. III ā€“ Life satisfaction levels 1, 2 and 3 compared to 4, 5 and 6.
  5. IV ā€“ Life satisfaction levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 compared to 5 and 6.
  6. V ā€“ Life satisfaction levels 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 compared to 6.
  7. Reference categories: no problems in walking about, with self-care & performing usual activities; no pain/discomfort; no anxiety/ depression; no health condition; non-white, below degree.
  8. OR: odds ratio; SE: standard error.