Table 2 Factors of importance to mental HRQoL in the total sample of SNAC-Blekinge and Good Aging in Skåne (GÅS)

Pain (VAS)

1.17

1.13–1.21

< 0.001

1.16

1.13–1.21

< 0.001

1.15

1.11–1.19

< 0.001

Family caregiver

1.23

0.92–1.64

0.154

1.38

1.03–1.85

0.034

1.47

1.08–1.99

0.013

Age

1.03

1.02–1.04

< 0.001

1.01

1.00–1.03

0.011

Gender

1.28

1.05–1.57

0.016

1.36

1.09–1.68

0.005

Living alone

1.21

0.97–1.50

0.086

1.17

0.93–1.46

0.173

Education

1.35

0.99–1.85

0.058

1.15

0.83–1.60

0.406

Financial status

1.93

1.51–2.48

< 0.001

1.79

1.38–2.32

< 0.001

Functional status (IADL)

0.105

 Totally dependent

 Severely dependent

 Moderately dependent

 A little dependent

MMSE

0.91

0.87–0.95

< 0.001

Worried about health

< 0.001

 Very

4.48

2.94–6.83

< 0.001

 Fairly

3.19

2.32–4.40

< 0.001

 A little

1.60

1.18–2.17

0.003