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Table 3 The association between amount of social activity and quality of life

From: Effects of social activity on health-related quality of life according to age and gender: an observational study

 

Total

Male

Female

 

β

S.E

p-value

β

S.E

p-value

β

S.E

p-value

Social activityb count

 4

2.515

0.1607

<.0001

2.484

0.2322

<.0001

2.501

0.2210

<.0001

 3

2.439

0.0936

<.0001

2.347

0.1313

<.0001

2.468

0.1321

<.0001

 2

2.377

0.0645

<.0001

2.209

0.0918

<.0001

2.508

0.0903

<.0001

 1

1.939

0.0567

<.0001

2.007

0.0819

<.0001

1.845

0.0781

<.0001

 0

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

 P for trend

  

<.0001

  

<.0001

  

<.0001

Age group

 19–34

4.188

0.1114

<.0001

2.222

0.1532

<.0001

5.509

0.1636

<.0001

 35–49

3.137

0.0892

<.0001

1.186

0.1211

<.0001

4.487

0.1349

<.0001

 50–64

3.329

0.0721

<.0001

1.748

0.1024

<.0001

4.355

0.1031

<.0001

  ≥ 65

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

 P for trend

  

<.0001

  

<.0001

  

<.0001

Education

 Less then high school

−1.349

0.0795

<.0001

−1.506

0.1040

<.0001

−0.985

0.1221

<.0001

 High school graduate

0.140

0.0598

0.0193

0.156

0.0789

0.0484

0.197

0.0900

0.0286

 College graduate

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Perceived health status

 Good

8.467

0.0662

<.0001

8.566

0.0985

<.0001

8.258

0.0892

<.0001

 Bad

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Stress awareness

 Yes

−3.187

0.0518

<.0001

−2.607

0.0734

<.0001

−3.623

0.0724

<.0001

 No

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Marital status

 Single

−0.359

0.0840

<.0001

0.579

0.1150

<.0001

−0.375

0.1257

0.0029

 Separation/Divorced/Widowed

−1.514

0.0664

<.0001

−0.143

0.1186

0.2276

−1.727

0.0848

<.0001

 Married

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Family income (thousands won)

  < 1200

−2.029

0.0820

<.0001

−2.585

0.1194

<.0001

−1.567

0.1125

<.0001

 1200–3000

−0.044

0.0633

0.4840

−0.185

0.0881

0.0361

−0.040

0.0899

0.6590

 3000–4800

0.009

0.0633

0.8870

−0.051

0.0869

0.5588

−0.008

0.0906

0.9282

  ≥ 4800

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Economy activity

 Yes

2.640

0.0518

<.0001

4.246

0.0881

<.0001

1.960

0.0662

<.0001

 No

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Depression diagnosis

 Yes

−5.428

0.1438

<.0001

−8.173

0.2925

<.0001

−4.674

0.1691

<.0001

 No

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Co-morbiditya count

  ≥ 3

−10.344

0.1013

<.0001

−10.105

0.1734

<.0001

−10.362

0.1313

<.0001

 2

−4.420

0.0838

<.0001

−3.805

0.1218

<.0001

−4.745

0.1161

<.0001

 1

−1.587

0.0602

<.0001

−1.259

0.0809

<.0001

−1.893

0.0884

<.0001

 0

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

Ref.

-

-

  1. a Co-morbidity included chronic and acute diseases, accident or addiction opportunity, hypertension diagnosis, diabetes mellitus diagnosis, cerebral infarction diagnosis, cardiac infarction, angina pectoris diagnosis, arthritis diagnosis, osteoporosis diagnosis, tuberculosis diagnosis or asthma diagnosis
  2. b Social activity included religion, relation, leisure or charity
  3. (adjusted by the number of cultural facility, welfare facility, physical facility, GRDP, Hospital in the region)