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Table 3 Proposed health factors at baseline, and outcome in HRQL at the 12 month follow-up.

From: Factors promoting health-related quality of life in people with rheumatic diseases: a 12 month longitudinal study

  

PF

RP

BP

GH

VT

SF

RE

MH

  

n = 185

OR (95% CI)

n = 185

OR (95% CI)

n = 185

OR (95% CI)

n = 185

OR (95% CI)

n = 185

OR (95% CI)

n = 185

OR (95% CI)

n = 185

OR (95% CI)

n = 185

OR (95% CI)

SOC

21-55

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

56-66

1.2 (0.4-3.4)

2.9 (0.9-8.5)

3.0 (1.2-7.2)

3.1 (1.1-8.4)

2.8 (1.1-7.0)

2.4 (0.9-5.8)

6.3 (2.3-17.7)

4.7 (1.7-12.7)

 

67-75

1.7 (0.5-5.1)

3.4 (1.2-9.8)

3.3 (1.3-8.1)

3.1 (1.1-8.6)

2.7 (1.1-7.0)

3.2 (1.2-8.2)

5.6 (2.0-15.5)

7.5 (2.5-22.4)

 

75-90 Very good

1.6 (0.5-5.2)

4.9 (1.6-15.6)

5.6 (2.0-15.5)

5.1 (1.7-15.8)

7.8 (2.6-23.4)

9.0 (2.9-27.9)

11.8 (3.5-39.7)

10.1 (2.9-35.1)

Social support

18-29

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

13-17

2.9 (0.9-9.1)

1.6 (0.5-4.4)

1.6 (0.6-4.0)

2.2 (0.8-6.2)

1.2 (0.5-3.2)

1.5 (0.6-3.9)

3.0 (1.1-8.1)

1.3 (0.5-3.5)

 

11-12

2.2 (0.6-7.2)

1.9 (0.7-5.7)

1.2 (0.5-3.3)

1.6 (0.6-4.9)

1.9 (0.7-5.3)

1.3 (0.5-3.6)

6.0 (1.9-18.5)

2.5 (0.8-7.5)

 

10 Very good

2.2 (0.7-6.9)

2.2 (0.8-6.3)

1.8 (0.7-4.6)

2.4 (0.9-6.6)

2.1 (0.8-5.4)

1.8 (0.7-4.6)

5.2 (1.8-15.0)

1.6 (0.6-4.4)

Alcohol habit

Rarely/never

1.0

1.0

1. 0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

Monthly

1.1 (0.4-2.9)

0.7 (0.3-1.7)

0.8 (0.4-1.8)

1.1 (0.5-2.5)

0.7 (0.3-1.5)

1.1 (0.5-2.5)

0.9 (0.4-2.2)

1.4 (0.6-3.3)

 

Weekly

1.0 (0.4-2.5)

0.6 (0.3-1.5)

1.0 (0.5-2.2)

0.9 (0.4-2.0)

1.5 (0.7-3.2)

1.2 (0.5-2.6)

0.8 (0.4-1.8)

0.6 (0.3-1.5)

Immigrant status

Immigrant

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

Swede

0.7 (0.2-2.6)

1.5 (0.5-4.4)

2.2 (0.8-5.8)

0.9 (0.3-2.4)

0.6 (0.2-1.6)

2.1 (0.8-5.5)

1.5 (0.5-4.2)

2.8 (0.9-8.0)

Civil status

Living alone

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

Living with

0.9 (0.4-2.2)

0.7 (0.3-1.4)

0.6 (0.3-1.2)

1.0 (0.5-2.1)

0.5 (0.3-1.1)

0.6 (0.3-1.3)

1.0 (0.5-2.1)

0.6 (0.3-1.2)

 

somebody

        

Education

Grade school

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

Secondary school

1.4 (0.6-3.6)

1.3 (0.6-3.0)

1.5 (0.7-3.2)

1.3 (0.6-2.9)

1.0 (0.5-2.2)

3.1 (1.4-7.0)

1.2 (0.5-2.6)

1.9 (0.8-4.3)

 

College/university

2.1 (0.8-5.7)

1.7 (0.7-4.0)

1.2 (0.6-2.7)

0.8 (0.3-1.8)

1.4 (0.6-3.0)

1.6 (0.7-3.6)

1.4 (0.6-3.1)

1.7 (0.7-4.0)

Work capacity

0%

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

25-100%

3.3 (1.2-9.2)

3.0 (1.2-7.2)

2.7 (1.2-6.0)

1.9 (0.8-4.7)

1.6 (0.7-3.6)

1.7 (0.8-4.0)

1.8 (0.8-4.4)

4.3 (1.6-11.5)

 

Retired

0.9 (0.2-4.6)

3.7 (0.6-21.6)

1.6 (0.4-6.3)

2.7 (0.6-11.3)

1.4 (0.4-5.4)

1.2 (0.3-4.8)

0.8 (0.2-3.2)

0.8 (0.2-3.9)

Socioeconomic

Group A

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

status,

Group B

1.5 (0.6-4.3)

2.0 (0.8-5.1)

1.2 (0.5-2.7)

0.5 (0.2-1.2)

1.4 (0.6-3.2)

1.7 (0.7-4.0)

1.8 (0.7-4.2)

1.5 (0.6-3.8)

main

Group C

1.5 (0.6-4.0)

1.6 (0.6-3.8)

0.9 (0.4-2.0)

0.8 (0.4-1.9)

1.1 (0.5-2.4)

1.4 (0.6-3.1)

2.2 (0.9-5.2)

1.6 (0.7-3.9)

occupation

Group D

0.3 (0.1-1.8)

0.4 (0.1-2.2)

0.5 (0.1-2.0)

0.4 (0.1-2.0)

1.9 (0.5-7.3)

1.3 (0.3-5.1)

1.1 (0.3-4.5)

2.3 (0.5-9.8)

Socioeconomic

Group A

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

status,

Group B

0.7 (0.1-4.4)

3.3 (0.6-17.9)

1.4 (0.3-6.6)

0.7 (0.1-4.2)

1.1 (0.3-5.0)

3.3 (0.6-17.9)

1.8 (0.3-10.0)

4.6 (0.6-35.7)

current

Group C

0.9 (0.2-3.7)

2.9 (0.8-11.1)

1.0 (0.3-3.2)

0.4 (0.1-1.4)

1.2 (0.4-3.8)

1.8 (0.6-6.1)

1.9 (0.5-7.8)

3.9 (0.9-16.7)

occupation

Group D

0.4 (0.1-1.5)

1.5 (0.4-5.4)

0.3 (0.1-0.9)

0.1 (0.0-0.5)

0.5 (0.2-1.3)

0.9 (0.3-2.6)

0.6 (0.2-1.9)

0.7 (0.2-2.3)

Rheumatic

Local/general pain

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

disease

Osteoarthritis

2.2 (0.5-9.8)

1.4 (0.3-5.8)

0.7 (0.2-2.3)

2.4 (0.6-9.3)

1.3 (0.4-4.7)

1.2 (0.3-4.1)

0.7 (0.2-2.7)

1.1 (0.3-4.1)

 

Systemic rheumatic disease

0.9 (0.2-4.5)

0.8 (0.2-3.7)

0.9 (0.3-3.1)

0.6 (0.1-3.1)

0.9 (0.2-3.5)

1.0 (0.3-3.7)

0.6 (0.2-2.3)

1.1 (0.3-4.4)

 

Infl. joint disease

2.1 (0.7-6.2)

2.1 (0.7-6.2)

1.1 (0.4-2.8)

2.0 (0.7-5.7)

2.5 (0.9-6.8)

1.8 (0.7-4.7)

0.6 (0.2-1.6)

2.0 (0.7-5.6)

  1. OR (95% CI) in multivariate analyses of factors believed to affect HRQL (assessed by SF-36) in a positive way in a population with rheumatic diseases at a 12 month follow-up. Factors were controlled for age, sex and baseline SF-36 score but not for each other.
  2. Group A: Manual workers
  3. Group B: Assistant no manual employees
  4. Group C: Intermediate/higher employees and upper-level executives
  5. Group D: Others
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