Can Meditation Influence Quality of Life, Depression, and Disease Outcome in Multiple Sclerosis? Findings from a Large International Web-Based Study
Table 3
Predicting the PHC, MHC, and depression with meditation subgroups.
Dependent
Covariates
95% CI
Adjusted
Lower
Upper
MHC
Age, years
0.10
0.02
0.19
0.022
0.030
Gender, male
0.62
−1.78
3.02
0.613
Secondary school or less*
−7.31
−9.94
−4.67
<0.001
Vocational training*
−4.45
−7.42
−1.49
0.003
Bachelor degree*
−1.64
−4.03
0.75
0.179
Meditates once or more per week
4.80
2.65
6.94
<0.001
Meditates less than once per week
0.78
−1.55
3.11
0.513
PHC
Age, years
0.42
0.33
0.51
<0.001
0.081
Gender, male
2.67
0.22
5.11
<0.001
Secondary school or less*
−8.60
−11.38
−5.82
<0.001
Vocational training*
−7.31
−10.37
−4.24
<0.001
Bachelor degree*
−2.16
−2.71
2.28
0.87
Meditates once or more per week
2.99
0.75
5.24
0.009
Meditates less than once per week
2.69
0.24
5.15
0.031
OR
Lower
Upper
Depression
Age, years
0.99
0.98
1.00
0.092
Gender, male
1.01
0.75
1.34
0.976
Secondary school or less#
2.07
1.49
2.88
<0.001
Vocational training#
1.88
1.31
2.70
<0.001
Bachelor degree#
1.27
0.92
1.75
0.146
Once or more per week
0.52
0.39
0.69
<0.001
Less than once per week
0.88
0.67
1.16
0.366
Disability
Age, years
1.08
1.07
1.09
<0.001
Gender, male
1.04
0.83
1.31
0.726
Secondary school or less#
1.57
1.22
2.02
<0.001
Vocational training#
1.72
1.30
2.27
<0.001
Bachelor degree#
1.04
0.82
1.31
0.773
Once or more per week
1.18
0.96
1.44
0.108
Less than once per week
0.75
0.59
0.94
0.014
is the unstandardized regression coefficient and 95% CI is the 95% confidence interval of the unstandardized regression coefficient. *Compared to postgraduate qualification. Compared to “never meditates.” OR is the odds ratio and 95% CI is the 95% confidence interval of the odds ratio. Compared to postgraduate qualification. Compared to “never meditates.”
