Table 3 Estimates of regression coefficient of multilevel regression analysis for practice and patient characteristics (number of patients = 6997; number of practices = 96)
From: Quality of life of Australian chronically-ill adults: patient and practice characteristics matter
Parameters (reference category) | Estimate for the main model | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Physical components score (PCS-12) | Mental components score (MCS-12) |
| Â | Regression Coefficients (Standard Error) | Regression Coefficients (Standard Error) |
Patient main effect | Â | Â |
Intercept | 35.44 | 33.74 |
Female patients (male) | 2.78 (0.46)‡ | 1.54 (0.51)†|
Age, years | Â | Â |
40–59 (18–39) | -4.65 (0.40)‡ | 2.22 (0.44)‡ |
>59 (18–39) | -7.64 (0.45)‡ | 6.02 (0.50)‡ |
Good or very good health (very bad, bad or fair health) | 10.83 (0.23)‡ | 7.34 (0.25)‡ |
Owner-occupier (rented) | 0.79 (0.29)†| 1.72 (0.32)‡ |
College/university (elementary/high School) | 1.02 (0.25)‡ | -0.05 (0.28) |
Employed patients (unemployed) | 7.29 (0.48)‡ | 4.81 (0.52)‡ |
Retired patients (unemployed) | 3.99 (0.48)‡ | 3.69 (0.53)‡ |
Married/cohabiting (single/separated/divorced/widowed) | 0.47 (0.25) | 0.63 (0.27)* |
Born in Australia (non-English countries) | -0.68 (0.35) | 1.46 (0.39)‡ |
Born in USA/UK/Canada/NZ (non-English countries) | 0.23 (0.44) | 0.87 (0.48) |
Diabetes (two or more conditions) | 2.66 (0.37)‡ | 1.49 (0.41)‡ |
Ischaemic heart disease/hypertension (two or more conditions) | 1.24 (0.34)‡ | 0.55 (0.37) |
Asthma (two or more conditions) | 1.01 (0.42)* | 1.42 (0.46)†|
Disease unknown (two or more conditions) | 3.83 (0.31)‡ | 1.22 (0.34)‡ |
Overall satisfaction with care | -0.30 (0.23) | 1.20 (0.25)‡ |
Patient interaction effect | Â | Â |
Female × employed | -3.46 (0.59)‡ | -3.34 (0.65)‡ |
Female × retired | -3.34 (0.58)‡ | -1.38 (0.64)* |
Practice main effect | Â | Â |
Size 1–3 general practitioners (4 or more GPs) | -0. 99 (0.27)‡ | -0.55 (0.26)* |
Urban (Rural) | 0.53 (0.28) | 0.16 (0.27) |