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Table 3 Effects of social support and depression on health-related quality of life estimated using linear regression

From: Depressive mood mediates the influence of social support on health-related quality of life in elderly, multimorbid patients

 

EQ VAS (N = 3,189)

EQ-5D Index (N = 3,181)

Step 1

 

Step 2

 

Step 1

 

Step 2

 

Predictors

B [95%-CI]

β

B [95%-CI]

β

B [95%-CI]

β

B [95%-CI]

β

Social support

3.858** [2.983;4.733]

0.146**

0.438 [−0.458;1.334]

0.017

0.039** [0.028;0.050]

0.116**

−0.013* [−0.024;-0.002]

−0.038*

Depressive mood

-

-

−2.383** [−2.632;-2.143]

−0.341**

-

-

−0.036** [−0.039;-0.033]

−0.409**

Control variables

        

  Multimorbidity

−1.022** [−1.139;-0.904]

−0.288**

−0.830** [−0.942;-0.718]

−0.234**

−0.013** [−0.014;-0.011]

−0.281**

−0.010** [−0.011;-0.008]

−0.216**

  Age

−0.149* [−0.267;-0.032]

−0.043*

−0.096 [−0.207;0.015]

−0.027

−0.002* [−0.003;0.000]

−0.042*

−0.001 [−0.002;0.000]

−0.024

  Gender

−1.797* [−3.078;-0.516]

−0.049*

−0.846 [−2.061;0.369]

−0.023

−0.077** [−0.093;-0.061]

−0.165**

−0.063** [−0.078;-0.048]

−0.134**

  Educational level

1.218* [0.317;2.120]

0.046*

1.424** [0.572;2.277]

0.054**

0.013* [−0.002;0.025]

0.040*

0.016** [0.006;0.027]

0.049**

  Income

0.002** [0.001;0.003]

0.077**

0.001** [0.000;0.002]

0.044**

0.000 [0.000;0.000]

0.026

0.000 [0.000;0.000]

−0.013

  Living with partner

−0.170 [−1.491;1.151]

−0.005

−0.520 [−1.769;0.729]

−0.014

−0.014 [0.030;0.003]

−0.028

−0.019* [−0.035;-0.004]

−0.040*

R2 (adjusted)

0.137**

0.228**

0.132**

0.264**

  1. **significant at p < 0.01.
  2. *significant at p < 0.05.
  3. EQ-5D data was missing for eight participants and these data were not imputed.
  4. B: unstandardized regression coefficient (95%-CI: 95%-confidence interval).
  5. β: standardized regression coefficient.