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

Table 4

Hierarchical multiple regression analyses predicting change in health-related quality of life (MCS; post – baseline) according to lifestyle-based intervention, stress, and social support ().

Independent variable		β^a
Step 1: demographic variables	0.05
Education
Less than high school graduate^b
High school graduate		0.03
Some college or technical school		0.13
Four years of college or more		0.10
Gender
Male^b
Female		−0.13
Race
White^b
African American		0.02
Hispanic/Latino		−0.01
Asian		0.01
Others		0.01
Age (years)		0.06
Monthly income
$0–$999^b
$1,000–$1,999		0.03
$2,000–$2,999		0.00
$3,000 or more		−0.01
Step 2	0.26
MCS at baseline (points)		−0.66
Step 3	<0.01
Control group^b
Intervention group		0.07
Step 4	0.08
Stress at baseline (points)		−0.27
Change in stress		−0.28
Social support at baseline (points)		0.07
Change in social support		0.05
Total	0.39

Note. MCS: mental component summary. ^aβ shown is for the last step. ^bReference category. ; ; .