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

Table 3

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

Independent variable		β^a
Step 1: demographic variables	0.07
Education
Less than high school graduate^b
High school graduate		0.07
Some college or technical school		0.05
Four years of college or more		−0.05
Gender
Male^b
Female		−0.07
Race
White^b
African American		0.15
Hispanic/Latino		0.07
Asian		−0.02
Others		0.13
Age (years)		−0.03
Monthly income
$0–$999^b
$1,000–$1,999		0.13
$2,000–$2,999		0.06
$3,000 or more		0.01
Step 2	0.11
Social support at baseline (points)		−0.37
Step 3	<0.01
Control group^b
Intervention group		−0.06
Total	0.18

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