Hypertension Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Middle-Aged Adults in Chongqing, China
Table 3
Multiple linear regression analysis for the factors affecting health-related quality of life in hypertensive patients in Chongqing, China.
PF
RP
BP
GH
VT
SF
RE
MH
(s.e.)
(s.e.)
(s.e.)
(s.e.)
(s.e.)
(s.e.)
(s.e.)
(s.e.)
Men versus women
−0.8 (5.4)
0.888
−10.8 (4.4)
0.015
−6.6 (4.5)
0.147
3.5 (4.1)
0.398
−4.4 (4.0)
0.277
−5.9 (4.34)
0.173
−1.9 (4.3)
0.664
0.8 (2.9)
0.779
Low education versus high education
−14.2 (6.2)
0.023
−6.5 (5.0)
0.194
−12.1 (5.4)
0.028
−4.8 (5.0)
0.345
1.3 (4.8)
0.781
−4.1 (5.3)
0.441
−4.5 (4.9)
0.353
−2.0 (3.5)
0.574
Medium education versus high education
2.2 (4.5)
0.621
0.4 (3.7)
0.922
−4.1 (4.0)
0.306
−2.3 (3.6)
0.529
5.9 (3.6)
0.100
5.7 (3.9)
0.145
0.0 (3.6)
0.993
2.0 (2.6)
0.457
Unmarried/divorced or separated/widowed versus married
−4.6 (5.5)
0.399
−4.8 (4.4)
0.283
−2.0 (4.8)
0.673
−3.9 (4.5)
0.387
−7.5 (4.2)
0.078
−8.7 (4.9)
0.079
−3.1 (4.3)
0.470
−1.9 (3.1)
0.539
Unemployed versus employed
−5.0 (3.7)
0.179
−7.3 (3.0)
0.017
−0.8 (3.2)
0.801
6.6 (2.9)
0.025
−0.1 (2.8)
0.960
−7.4 (3.1)
0.018
−3.9 (2.9)
0.191
−0.1 (2.1)
0.967
Low income versus high income
−5.0 (4.4)
0.254
−6.9 (3.5)
0.055
−7.8 (3.9)
0.047
−1.7 (3.5)
0.630
−9.4 (3.5)
0.007
−3.0 (3.8)
0.427
−5.5 (3.5)
0.119
−1.3 (2.5)
0.615
Nonsmokers versus smokers
−3.9 (4.3)
0.371
−3.4 (3.5)
0.338
−7.7 (3.8)
0.044
−0.5 (3.4)
0.883
−4.7 (3.3)
0.163
−3.3 (3.6)
0.361
1.0 (3.4)
0.758
0.8 (2.5)
0.760
Poor/average sleep quality versus good sleep quality
−8.8 (3.8)
0.023
−2.9 (3.0)
0.346
−1.6 (3.3)
0.634
−5.9 (3.0)
0.053
−3.0 (3.0)
0.306
−3.6 (3.2)
0.268
−5.8 (3.0)
0.056
−3.6 (2.2)
0.100
Poor/average versus good family relationship
−11.3 (4.7)
0.018
−7.8 (3.8)
0.042
−8.7 (4.2)
0.039
−7.3 (3.9)
0.061
−4.1 (3.7)
0.268
−14.5 (4.2)
0.001
−8.7 (3.7)
0.021
−4.3 (2.7)
0.117
Poor/average versus good relationship with colleague or friend
3.1 (5.4)
0.574
−2.6 (4.3)
0.543
4.0 (4.8)
0.408
3.7 (4.4)
0.406
0.6 (4.2)
0.880
7.8 (4.8)
0.110
1.0 (4.2)
0.822
1.4 (3.1)
0.652
Nonbreastfeeding versus breastfeeding
−7.1 (4.2)
0.097
−2.1 (3.4)
0.548
−7.7 (3.8)
0.043
0.6 (3.4)
0.859
−3.5 (3.3)
0.296
−5.9 (3.7)
0.114
−2.8 (3.4)
0.399
−0.9 (2.4)
0.706
Body mass index
0.5 (0.6)
0.364
1.1 (0.5)
0.01
0.4 (0.3)
0.264
0.2 (0.3)
0.47
0.5 (0.3)
0.147
1.1 (0.3)
0.00
0.8 (0.5)
0.107
0.6 (0.2)
0.010
Note: (1) PF: physical functioning; RH: role-physical; BP: bodily pain; GH: general health; VT: vitality; SF: social function; RE: role-emotional; MH: mental health; (2) potential independent variables for the multiple linear regression analysis include gender (1 = male; 2 = female (reference category)); educational level (1 = low; 2 = medium; 3 = high (reference category)); marital status (0 = unmarried/divorced or separated/widowed; 1 = married (reference category)); job conditions (0 = unemployed; 1 = employed (reference category)); average monthly income (0 = ⩽1600 Yuan; 1 = >1601 Yuan (reference category)); smoking (0 = nonsmoker; 1 = smoker (reference category)); sleep quality (0 = poor or average sleep quality; 1 = good sleep quality (reference category)); condition of getting along with family (0 = poor or average condition of getting along with family; 1 = harmony condition of getting along with family (reference category)); condition of getting along with colleague or friend (0 = poor or average condition of getting along with colleague or friend; 1 = harmony condition of getting along with colleague or friend (reference category)); feeding procedure (0 = nonbreastfeeding; 1 = breast feeding (reference category)).
