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Table 2 Factors associated with health status, with EQ-5D-indices and EQ-VAS as dependent variables, respectively

From: Quality of life in community-dwelling Dutch elderly measured by EQ-5D-3L

 

Un-standardised regression coefficients (p-value)

EQ-5D-indices

(R2 = 0.090)

EQ-VAS

(R2 = 0.098)

Constant

1.181 (0.000)

106.683 (0.000)

Age (in years)

−0.003 (0.000)

−0.308 (0.000)

Gender (male = reference)

−0.040 (0.000)

−1.672 (0.000)

Education (low = reference)

 Moderate

0.011 (0.000)

0.462 (0.000)

 High

0.020 (0.000)

0.575 (0.000)

Region (west = reference)

 North

0.001 (0.606)

0.050 (0.832)

 East

−0.002 (0.093)

−0.183 (0.191)

 South

−0.005 (0.000)

−0.768 (0.000)

Smoking

−0.021 (0.000)

−1.232 (0.000)

Asthma

−0.016 (0.000)

−1.932 (0.000)

Diabetes – using insulin

−0.027 (0.000)

−3.125 (0.000)

Diabetes – no insulin

−0.010 (0.000)

−1.697 (0.000)

Heart disease

−0.012 (0.000)

−1.633 (0.000)

Lung disease

−0.018 (0.000)

−2.386 (0.000)

Liver disease

- a

0.418 (0.031)

Previous stroke

−0.056 (0.000)

−5.928 (0.000)

Previous myocardial infarct

−0.029 (0.000)

−4.563 (0.000)

  1. a Not significant in univariate analysis therefore not included in multivariate analysis