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Table 3 Binary logistic regression between the five dimensions and the MHS

From: Measurement of health-related quality by multimorbidity groups in primary health care

Main Health

status clinical risk groups

Sample n = 306

n

Mobility

Self-Care

Usual activities

Pain/discomfort

Anxiety/depression

Odds Ratio

Odds Ratio

Odds Ratio

Odds Ratio

Odds Ratio

95%CI

95%CI

95%CI

95%CI

95%CI

1. Healthy

50

0.13***

0

0.12***

0.24***

0.52*

[0.05, 0.38]

 

[0.04, 0.35]

[0.12, 047]

[0.27, 0.99]

2. History of significant acute disease

40

0.24**

0.12*

0.22**

0.46*

0.34**

[0.09, 0.62]

[0.02, 0.89]

[0.08, 0.57]

[0.23, 0.92]

[0.16, 0.75]

3. Single minor chronic disease

30

0.45

0.36

0.32*

0.46

1.02

[0.18, 1.13]

[0.08, 1.55]

[0.12, 0.86]

[0.21, 1.00]

[0.48, 2.19]

4. Minor chronic diseases in multiple organ systems

31

0.76

0

0.69

1.91

1.11

[0.34, 1.72]

 

[0.31, 1.57]

[0.87, 4.21]

[0.53, 2.35]

5. Significant chronic disease

30

0.80

0.57

0.87

0.48

1.38

[0.35, 1.82]

[0.17, 1.96]

[0.39, 1.92]

[0.61, 2.84]

[0.65, 2.93]

6. Significant chronic diseases in multiple organ systems

30

4.49***

2.15

4.82***

3.83**

3.52**

[2.02, 10.01]

[0.89, 5.15]

[2.12, 10.95]

[1.52, 9.66]

[1.55, 7.97]

7. Dominant chronic disease in 3 or more organ systems

30

3.26**

2.15

2.53*

1.81

1.02

[1.50, 7.06]

[0.89, 5.15]

[1.18, 5.44]

[0.82, 4.00]

[0.48, 2.19]

8. Dominant/Metastatic malignancy

33

1.69

4.42***

2.67**

3.58**

1.13

[0.82, 3.52]

[2.02, 9.67]

[1.28, 5.57]

[1.50, 8.53]

[0.55, 2.33]

9. Catastrophic

32

3.20**

4.67***

3.90**

0.97

1.38

[1.50, 6.76]

[2.12, 10.29]

[1.80, 8.45]

[0.46, 2.01]

[0.66, 2.88]

  1. MHS CRG Main Health Status Clinical Risk Groups
  2. CI confidence interval
  3. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 by chi-square for the difference in the proportion of respondents referring to any problem (moderate or severe problem) across the variables