The Relationship between Experienced Respiratory Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life in the Elderly with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Table 3
Factors affecting the HRQoL in elderly patients with COPD with emphasis on experienced respiratory symptoms.
Factors
Total HRQoL
PCS
MCS
ba (SE)
95% CI
value
b (SE)
95% CI
value
b (SE)
95% CI
value
Gender (female)
−4.6 (2.63)
−9.86, 0.46
0.07
−7.41 (2.57)
−12.46, −2.37
0.004
−3.74 (3.47)
−10.55, 3.06
0.2
Number of hospitalizations within last year
−3.22 (1.08)
−5.35, −1.09
0.003
−4.04 (1.06)
−6.12, −1.95
<0.001
−3.06 (1.43)
−5.87, −0.25
0.03
Duration of the disease
−0.27 (0.12)
−0.52, −0.03
0.02
−0.24 (0.12)
−0.46, −0.02
0.04
−0.32 (0.16)
−0.60, −0.04
0.04
Respiratory symptoms
−0.22 (0.06)
−0.35, −0.08
0.001
−0.14 (0.06)
−0.27, −0.01
0.03
−0.33 (0.08)
−0.50, −0.15
<0.001
CI: confidence interval; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HRQoL: health-related quality of life; MCS: mental component summary; PCS: physical component summary; SE: standard error. aCoefficient was obtained according to the multivariable linear regression.
