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Table 5 Results of weighted ordinary least square regression models with EQ VAS score used as dependent variable (n = 1659)

From: Health status of the advanced elderly in six european countries: results from a representative survey using EQ-5D and SF-12

Independent variable

Model 1 (R 2 = 0.06)

  

Model 2 (R 2 = 0.31)

  
 

Coefficient value

Standard error

p-value

Coefficient value

Standard error

p-value

Intercept

62.54

1.24

< 0.0001

76.73

1.36

< 0.0001

Age (years, centred)

-0.74

0.18

< 0.0001

-0.11

0.16

0.4874

Male gender (ref. female)

2.77

1.80

0.1242

-1.56

1.69

0.3561

Education > 12 years (ref. education ≤ 12 years)

6.82

2.17

0.0017

5.24

2.22

0.0186

Paid employment (ref. no paid employment)

-3.23

3.87

0.4043

-3.43

3.53

0.3308

Income > median (ref. income ≤ media)

3.34

1.55

0.0320

1.67

1.36

0.2203

Living with partner (ref. not living with partner)

-3.34

1.88

0.0759

-2.63

1.64

0.1105

Belgiuma

4.42

1.68

0.0086

3.90

1.40

0.0054

Francea

-2.77

2.14

0.1957

-1.97

2.02

0.3303

Germanya

-4.20

1.34

0.0018

-4.01

1.14

0.0004

Italya

-3.66

1.33

0.0059

-1.13

1.13

0.3189

Netherlandsa

7.70

1.74

< 0.0001

4.78

1.31

0.0003

Spaina

-1.50

1.38

0.2799

-1.58

1.15

0.1698

Problems mobility (ref. no problems mobility)

-

-

-

-10.53

1.61

< 0.0001

Problems self-care (ref. no problems self-care)

-

-

-

-8.90

2.15

< 0.0001

Problems usual activities (ref. no problems usual activities)

-

-

-

-6.79

1.63

< 0.0001

Problems pain/discomfort (ref. no problems pain/discomfort)

-

-

-

-3.38

1.58

0.0329

Problems anxiety/depression (ref. no problems anxiety/depression)

-

-

-

-11.31

2.50

< 0.0001

  1. a effect coding for deviation of country-specific mean from grand mean