Research Article

Health-Related Quality of Life and Preferred Health-Seeking Institutions among Rural Elderly Individuals with and without Chronic Conditions: A Population-Based Study in Guangdong Province, China

Table 5

Factors influencing HRQL among the rural elderly subjects in Guangdong Province.

Variables SEBeta value

Age−0.1550.158−0.146−4.2690.002

Educational level1.9150.2370.1478.0830.000

Economic status3.2360.3470.1494.9120.000
Marital status−0.4290.267−0.418−4.1670.004
Living with children.3.1570.3860.2315.0960.000
Cardiovascular disease−0.3120.289−0.429−0.4230.003
Osteoporosis−0.3260.339−0.327−5.0630.000
Cataract disease−0.5260.409−0.589−2.6530.024
Mental disease−0.5160.246−0.249−3.2680.017