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Table 2 Estimated regression coefficients from the additive model

From: Multimorbidity and health-related quality of life in the older population: results from the German KORA-Age study

  

Main effect model (adj. R2 = 0.171)

Model with interaction terms (adj. R2 = 0.177)

Covariate

Estimate

95% confidence limits

p-value

Estimate

95% confidence limits

p-value

Intercept

81.85

80.74

82.96

< 0.0001

81.56

80.44

82.67

< 0.0001

Data collection*

Telephone interview

-4.49

-5.89

-3.08

<0.0001

-4.55

-5.95

-3.15

<0.0001

Age (years)

see Figure 1

<0.0001

not shown

<0.0001

BMI (kg/m2)

see Figure 1

<0.0001

not shown

<0.0001

Sex†

Female

-4.06

-5.13

-2.99

<0.0001

-3.96

-5.03

-2.89

<0.0001

Education‡

Secondary

0.07

-1.29

1.44

0.9151

0.06

-1.30

1.42

0.9332

 

Tertiary

3.71

2.08

5.34

<0.0001

3.72

2.10

5.35

<0.0001

Diabetes mellitus

-2.49

-3.89

-1.10

0.0004

-1.27

-2.77

0.22

0.0946

Coronary event

-3.94

-5.67

-2.21

<0.0001

-0.64

-2.73

1.45

0.5462

Stroke

-11.25

-13.23

-9.26

<0.0001

-9.44

-11.66

-7.22

<0.0001

Cancer

-2.67

-4.16

-1.17

0.0005

-2.79

-4.28

-1.30

0.0002

Chronic bronchitis

-8.10

-10.18

-6.03

<0.0001

-8.14

-10.21

-6.07

<0.0001

Hypertension

-1.15

-2.22

-0.07

0.0367

-1.23

-2.30

-0.16

0.0248

Diabetes*coronary event

    

-8.12

-11.95

-4.28

<0.0001

Coronary event*stroke

    

-8.28

-13.17

-3.38

0.0009

  1. The dependent variable is the EQ-5D index score.
  2. BMI: Body mass index
  3. *Reference category: Questionnaire respondents
  4. †Reference category: Male sex
  5. ‡Reference category: Primary Education
  6. All events are self-reported