Effect of a Lifestyle-Based Intervention on Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults with Hypertension

Table 2

Hierarchical multiple regression analyses predicting change in stress (post – baseline) after lifestyle-based intervention ().

Independent variable		β^a
Step 1: demographic variables	0.05
Education
Less than high school graduate^b
High school graduate		0.07
Some college or technical school		0.11
Four years of college or more		0.22
Gender
Male^b
Female		0.08
Race
White^b
African American		0.11
Hispanic/Latino		0.20
Asian		−0.03
Others		0.10
Age (years)		−0.04
Monthly income
$0–$999^b
$1,000–$1,999		−0.08
$2,000–$2,999		−0.04
$3,000 or more		0.09
Step 2	0.20
Stress at baseline (points)		−0.49
Step 3	<0.01
Control group^b
Intervention group		0.03
Total	0.25

Note. ^aβ shown is for the last step. ^bReference category. ; ; .