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Table 3 Regression results: Determinants of the eight SF-36 domain scores

From: Health-related quality of life among Jewish older persons in Mexico and its determinants

 

PF

RP

RE

VT

MH

SF

BP

GH

β-coefficient [95% CI]

β-coefficient [95% CI]

β-coefficient [95% CI]

β-coefficient [95% CI]

β-coefficient [95% CI]

β-coefficient [95% CI]

β-coefficient [95% CI]

β-coefficient [95% CI]

Male

− 2.7 (−9.6–4.2)

−5.7 (− 15.4–4.0)

2.5 (− 6.7–11.8)

1.7 (− 4.6–7.9)

1.7 (− 4.0–7.5)

− 0.2 (− 6.8–6.5)

0.5 (− 7.1–8.0)

−5.5 (− 11.0–0.1)***

Age (years)

 70 to 79

−3.5 (− 9.9–2.9)

− 5.5 (− 14.5–3.5)

3.3 (− 5.2–11.9)

−3.3 (− 9.0–2.5)

−1.1 (− 6.5–4.2)

0.6 (− 5.6–6.8)

1.2 (− 5.8–8.2)

−3.5 (− 8.6–1.6)

 80 and above

−20.5 (− 28.3 − − 12.7)* ††

−6.0 (− 17.0–5.1)

4.1 (−6.4 − 14.6)

− 12.7 (− 19.8 − − 5.6)** ††

0.0 (− 6.5–6.6)

−1.8 (− 9.3–5.8)

−4.5 (− 13.1–4.0)

− 3.4 (− 9.7 − 2.9)

Years of formal education

0.9 (0.3–1.6)

0.1 (− 0.8–1.1)

1.0 (0.1 − 1.9)***

0.2 (− 0.4–0.8)

0.1 (− 0.5–0.6)

0.1 (− 0.5–0.8)

−0.1 (− 0.9–0.7)

0.3 (− 0.3–0.8)

Marital status

 Married/partnered

3.1 (− 5.4–11.7)

21.3 (9.2–33.3)* ††

12.1 (0.7 − 23.6)***

5.6 (− 2.2–13.3)

9.3 (2.2–16.5)**

11.6 (3.4–19.9)** ††

10.1 (0.8–19.5)***

3.8 (−3.0–10.7)

 Widowed

−5.2 (− 15.5–5.1)

11.4 (− 3.1–26.0)

15.6 (1.8 − 29.4)***

1.5 (− 7.8–10.9)

7.2 (− 1.4–15.9)

10.2 (0.2–20.1)***

8.7 (− 2.5–20.0)

1.0 (− 7.3–9.3)

Self-reported financial situation

 Good

−5.8 (− 13.1–1.5)

−4.9 (− 15.1–5.4)

−0.6 (− 10.3 − 9.2)

− 3.9 (− 10.5–2.7)

− 1.5 (− 7.6–4.6)

−0.3 (− 7.3–6.8)

−2.7 (− 10.7–5.2)

−1.7 (− 7.5–4.2)

 Fair

−4.9 (− 13.2–3.4)

−9.2 (− 20.8–2.5)

−2.6 (− 13.7 − 8.5)

− 8.8 (− 16.3 − − 1.3)***

−7.0 (− 13.9 − − 0.1)

− 3.1 (− 11.0–4.9)

− 8.0 (− 17.0–1.1)

−1.7 (− 8.3–5.0)

 Poor

−22.0 (− 32.5 − − 11.4)* ††

−21.5 (− 36.3 − − 6.7)** ††

−20.3 (− 34.4 − − 6.2)** ††

−20.5 (− 30.0 − − 11.0)* ††

−26.2 (− 35.0 − − 17.4)* ††

− 25.4 (− 35.5 − − 15.2)* ††

−18.4 (− 29.9 − − 6.9)** ††

−13.1 (− 21.6 − − 4.7)** ††

Main occupation

 Retired

−6.6 (− 14.3–1.1)

6.8 (− 4.0–17.7)

−2.8 (− 13.1 − 7.5)

3.8 (− 3.2–10.7)

3.2 (− 3.2–9.7)

−1.2 (− 8.6–6.2)

0.1 (− 8.4–8.4)

−0.3 (− 6.4–5.9)

 Housework

−8.6 (− 17.1–0.0)***

−1.1 (− 13.1–11.0)

−4.2 (− 15.6 − 7.2)

5.5 (−2.3–13.2)

0.5 (−6.6–7.6)

−0.3 (− 8.5–8.0)

−4.1 (− 13.4–5.2)

−0.2 (− 7.0–6.7)

Chronic diseases

 One

0.1 (−5.8–6.0)

− 1.0 (− 9.3–7.3)

−4.6 (− 12.5 − 3.3)

−2.5 (− 7.9–2.8)

−2.6 (− 7.5–2.3)

−1.5 (− 7.2–4.2)

−3.2 (− 9.6–3.3)

−1.7 (− 6.5–3.0)** ††

 Two or more

− 4.3 (− 11.6–3.0)

−3.5 (− 13.8–6.8)

−0.5 (− 10.3 − 9.3)

− 2.9 (− 9.5–3.7)

−1.3 (− 7.4–4.8)

−2.3 (− 9.4–4.7)

−3.9 (− 11.9–4.1)

−10.1 (− 16.0 − − 4.2)

Number of close contacts last week

6.7 (1.4–12.0)**

−1.7 (− 9.2–5.7)

5.8 (− 1.2 − 12.9)

5.1 (0.3–9.8)***

1.9 (− 2.5–6.3)

4.7 (− 0.4–9.8)

− 0.4 (− 6.1–5.4)

3.6 (− 0.6–7.9)

Household members in addition to respondent

1.1 (−1.5–3.8)

−2.0 (− 5.8–1.7)

0.9 (− 2.7 − 4.5)

0.1 (−2.3–2.5)

−0.3 (− 2.5–1.9)

0.1 (−2.5–2.7)

0.6 (− 2.3–3.5)

1.0 (− 1.1–3.2)

 _cons

75.6 (59.3–92.0)

86.6 (63.6–109.5)

63.4 (41.6 − 85.2)

67.3 (52.5–82.0)

72.6 (59.0–86.2)

78.2 (62.5–93.9)

81.5 (63.6–99.4)

72.3 (59.2–85.4)

 R-squared

0.40

0.11

0.12

0.21

0.22

0.19

0.11

0.18

 Adjusted R-squared

0.37

0.05

0.07

0.17

0.17

0.14

0.05

0.13

 F-test (15, 241)

10.9

1.98

2.29

4.4

4.5

3.83

1.96

3.56

 Pr. > F

0.0000

0.0173

0.0046

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0187

0.0000

 Root MSE

21.1

29.6

28.2

19.0

17.6

20.3

22.9

16.9

  1. * p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.05. †† p < .05 after HB correction
  2. Reference categories: 60 to 69 years old; being single (including divorced/separated); very good self-reported financial situation; currently working; no chronic diseases. PF physical functioning, RP role limitations due to physical health problems, RE role limitations due to emotional problems, VT vitality, energy and fatigue, MH mental health including psychological distress and emotional well-being, SF social functioning, BP bodily pain, GH general health perception