Hierarchical linear regression analyses of the factors associated with QOL (n=732)
Factor | Block 1 (β) | Block 2 (β) | Block 3 (β) |
Age† | |||
70–79 | −0.081* | −0.074* | −0.079* |
≥80 | −0.077 | −0.043 | −0.050 |
Income‡ | |||
2000–3000 | 0.157* | 0.094* | 0.097* |
>3000 | 0.205* | 0.108* | 0.103* |
Gender: female | 0.009 | −0.048 | −0.045 |
Education§ | |||
Junior high school | 0.083* | 0.037 | 0.034 |
Senior high school | 0.052 | 0.027 | 0.031 |
College and above | −0.012 | −0.028 | −0.031 |
Residence: urban | 0.061 | 0.021 | 0.002 |
Living arrangement: empty nester | −0.086* | −0.061 | −0.030 |
Marital status¶ | |||
Married | −0.079 | −0.064 | −0.057 |
Divorced/widowed | −0.109* | −0.066 | −0.054 |
Chronic disease: yes | −0.239* | −0.234* | |
Health service satisfaction†† | |||
Dissatisfied | 0.088 | 0.086 | |
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 0.225* | 0.196* | |
Satisfied | 0.524* | 0.453* | |
Very satisfied | 0.307* | 0.258* | |
Smoking: yes | −0.116* | −0.110* | |
Physical activity: yes | 0.078* | 0.078* | |
Loneliness‡‡ | |||
Moderate | −0.190* | ||
Moderately high | −0.260* | ||
F | 6.007 | 12.874 | 15.246 |
R2 | 0.091 | 0.256 | 0.308 |
△R2 | 0.091 | 0.165 | 0.052 |
*p<0.05.
†Reference group=60–69.
‡Reference group=<2000.
§Reference group=primary school or below.
¶Reference group=single.
†Reference group=very dissatisfied.
‡‡Reference group=low.
β, standardised regression coefficient; QOL, quality of life.