Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil
Table 7
Multivariate linear regression analysis of the factors associated with the quality of life of patients with acromegaly, São Luís, state of Maranhão, Brazil, 2015.
Acro-QoL domain (score)
Age (years)
Sex (male/female)
Education level (years)
Number of minimum wages
Economically active (yes/no)
β (95% CI)
value
β (95% CI)
value
β (95% CI)
value
β (95% CI)
value
β (95% CI)
value
Total
0.196 (−0.08 to 0.79)
0.113
−0.005 (−11.5 to 11.1)
0.971
0.082 (−0.37 to 0.76)
0.498
0.376 (0.75–3.49)
0.003
0.288 (1.29–24.1)
0.030
Physical
0.195(−0.03 to 0.30)
0.113
−0.051 (−5.29 to 3.49)
0.683
−0.016 (−0.23 to 0.20)
0.897
0.445 (0.45–1.51)
0.001
0.205 (−0.90 to 7.97)
0.116
Psychological
0.152 (−0.11 to 0.48)
0.228
0.001 (−7.76 to 7.81)
0.995
0.123 (−0.19 to 0.59)
0.322
0.342 (0.35–2.24)
0.008
0.291 (0.77–16.52)
0.032
Appearance
0.167(−0.06 to 0.27)
0.221
0.038 (−3.70 to 4.870)
0.786
−0.003 (−0.21 to 0.21)
0.982
0.270 (0.003–1.04)
0.049
0.236 (−0.76 to 7.90)
0.105
Personal relationships
0.131(−0.08 to 0.28)
0.288
−0.009 (−4.8 to 4.53)
0.199
0.19 (−0.04 to 0.43)
0.106
0.315 (0.17–1.30)
0.012
0.314 (1.00–10.48)
0.019
Multivariate linear regression analysis was conducted for the variables age, sex, educational level, number of minimum wages, and employment status. These data are shown as the standardized β coefficient of the independent predictive factors for the subscales, confidence intervals (CIs), and values. Significant at .
