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Table 3 Factors associated with higher scores in SF-36 and in EQ-VAS, by multivariable linear regression

From: What is the impact of post-COVID-19 syndrome on health-related quality of life and associated factors: a cross-sectional analysis

 

PCS

MCS

EQ-VAS

 

beta

95%CI

p-value

beta

95%CI

p-value

beta

95%CI

p-value

Male vs female

16.64

12.71

20.57

 <  0.001

15.53

11.73

19.33

 <  0.001

10.28

7.12

13.45

 <  0.001

Age, 10 years increase

-0.66

-2.45

1.12

0.466

1.38

-0.35

3.10

0.118

-0.32

-1.76

1.12

0.662

Number of comorbidities

 1

-7.99

-12.75

-3.24

0.001

-4.99

-9.59

-0.39

0.033

-4.79

-8.62

-0.95

0.015

 2

-12.90

-21.03

-4.77

0.002

-9.91

-17.77

-2.05

0.014

-12.18

-18.74

-5.63

 <  0.001

  ≥  3

-27.63

-38.76

-16.50

 <  0.001

-23.78

-34.54

-13.02

 <  0.001

-17.13

-26.10

-8.16

 <  0.001

Months from the acute phase

0.21

-0.06

0.48

0.125

0.03

-0.23

0.29

0.817

0.14

-0.08

0.36

0.204

Previous hospitalization

2.50

-2.55

7.55

0.331

5.67

0.80

10.55

0.023

0.62

-3.44

4.69

0.764

Treatment in the acute phase

 corticosteroids

-10.18

-15.17

-5.18

 <  0.001

-6.16

-10.99

-1.33

0.012

-5.55

-9.58

-1.53

0.007

 remdesivir

3.89

-1.96

9.74

0.192

3.67

-1.99

9.32

0.203

3.14

-1.57

7.85

0.191

 immunotherapy

-16.11

-31.60

-0.62

0.042

-9.26

-24.24

5.72

0.225

-11.14

-23.62

1.34

0.080

 heparin

-1.24

-6.82

4.33

0.661

-4.80

-10.19

0.59

0.081

2.76

-1.74

7.25

0.228

 NIV

1.14

-4.63

6.90

0.699

0.69

-4.88

6.27

0.808

-1.20

-5.85

3.44

0.611

  1. SF-36 the Short-Form 36-item questionnaire, PCS physical components score of the SF-36, MCS mental components score of the SF-36, EQ-VAS Visual Analogue Scale score of the EQ-5D, CI confidence interval, NIV noninvasive ventilation