Effect of a Lifestyle-Based Intervention on Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults with Hypertension
Table 5
Hierarchical multiple regression analyses predicting change in health-related quality of life (PCS; post – baseline) according to lifestyle-based intervention, stress, and social support ().
Independent variable
βa
Step 1: demographic variables
0.03
Education
Less than high school graduateb
High school graduate
−0.04
Some college or technical school
−0.04
Four years of college or more
−0.07
Gender
Maleb
Female
−0.03
Race
Whiteb
African American
−0.01
Hispanic/Latino
−0.01
Asian
−0.03
Others
0.03
Age (years)
0.06
Monthly income
$0 - $999b
$1,000 - $1,999
−0.01
$2,000 - $2,999
0.12
$3,000 or more
0.04
Step 2
0.10
PCS at baseline (points)
−0.38
Step 3
<0.01
Control groupb
Intervention group
0.04
Step 4
0.05
Stress at baseline (points)
−0.13
Change in stress
−0.18
Social support at baseline (points)
0.12
Change in social support
0.07
Total
0.18
Note. PCS: physical component summary. aβ shown is for the last step. bReference category. ;;.