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Table 2 Path regression results; cohorts considered together*

From: Heterogeneity in health status and the influence of patient characteristics across patients seeking musculoskeletal orthopaedic care – a cross-sectional study

  

Dependent variables: health domain scores*

  

Bodily pain

Physical func.

Mental health

General health

Predictors

  

Beta Coefficients**

 
 

(95% Confidence Limits)

 

Age

 

−0.14

−0.31

0.20

0.04

  

(−0.21, -0.07)

(−0.39, -0.23)

(0.14, 0.26)

(−0.02, 0.10)

Sex (ref: Male)

Female

−2.99

−3.68

−1.37

0.37

  

(−5.14, -0.85)

(−6.08, -1.27)

(−3.21, 0.46)

(−1.50, 2.23)

Income (ref: high)

Low

−6.71

−7.54

−7.87

−5.52

  

(−9.97, -3.46)

(−11.18, -3.90)

(−10.66, -5.07)

(−8.35, -2.69)

 

Missing

1.51

−0.19

−1.67

−2.61

  

(−1.35, 4.36)

(−3.38, 3.01)

(−4.11, 0.77)

(−5.08, -0.14)

Education (ref: >high school)

<= high school

−4.36

−5.18

−3.36

−2.55

  

(−6.65, -2.07)

(−7.75, -2.61)

(−5.32, -1.40)

(−4.54, -0.57)

Race (ref: White)

Asian

4.47

1.49

3.12

−5.10

  

(−0.32, 9.25)

(−3.88, 6.86)

(−0.97, 7.21)

(−9.26, -0.95)

 

Black

−2.35

−2.53

−1.12

−5.48

  

(−7.53, 2.84)

(−8.34, 3.28)

(−5.60, 3.35)

(−10.01, -0.95)

 

Other

0.92

0.48

−0.62

−1.39

  

(−3.01, 4.84)

(−3.92, 4.88)

(−3.99, 2.75)

(−4.81, 2.02)

 

South Asian

−0.88

−7.50

−0.55

−4.69

  

(−5.96, 4.19)

(−13.15, -1.86)

(−4.88, 3.77)

(−9.07, -0.32)

Comorbidity Count

 

−2.11

−2.36

−2.83

−3.87

  

(−2.70, -1.52)

(−3.01, -1.70)

(−3.33, -2.32)

(−4.38, -3.36)

Body Mass Index (ref: Normal)

Overweight

−3.49

−3.53

0.34

−0.89

  

(−5.93, -1.05)

(−6.27, -0.80)

(−1.75, 2.42)

(−3.01, 1.22)

 

Obese

−7.28

−8.84

0.28

−5.44

  

(−10.03, -4.54)

(−11.92, -5.75)

(−2.08, 2.63)

(−7.83, -3.06)

Cohort (ref: Hip/Knee)

Foot/Ankle

7.18

12.27

2.86

0.28

  

(4.22, 10.14)

(8.94, 15.59)

(0.32, 5.40)

(−2.29, 2.85)

 

Elbow/Shoulder

1.95

18.38

0.48

−0.87

  

(−0.96, 4.85)

(15.12, 21.65)

(−2.00, 2.97)

(−3.38, 1.65)

 

Neck/Spine

−3.40

−0.39

−2.87

−6.34

  

(−6.15, -0.64)

(−3.49, 2.70)

(−5.23, -0.52)

(−8.74, -3.95)

  1. *all health domain scores were simultaneously assessed as dependent variables, with allowance for correlations between health domain scores;
  2. **bolded estimates represent statistical significance (i.e. p < 0.05).