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Table 1 Comparison of β-coefficients at baseline, after 6 and 24 months: Predictors of better mental component score of HRQOL

From: Did past economic prosperity affect the health related quality of life predictors? A longitudinal study on a representative sample of Slovenian family medicine patients

Independent variables

β (601)

β (601)

β (601)

0 months

6 months

24 months

Better PCS

−0.086

−0.041

−0.134

Higher age

0.065

0.099

0.077

Male gender

0.105

0.072

0.100

Higher level of education

0.006

−0.060

−0.045

Better financial status

0.097

0.059

0.088

Better circumstances in a household

0.127

0.175

0.091

Better social support

0.159

0.133

0.099

Stressful life events – present

−0.071

−0.129

−0.082

Abuse in childhood – present

−0.015

−0.057

−0.064

Discrimination – present

−0.066

0.020

0.002

Relatives with problems – present

−0.006

−0.025

−0.028

Depression – present

−0.346

−0.263

−0.386

Higher AUDIT score

−0.006

0.004

0.031

Anxiety disorders – present

−0.196

−0.214

−0.167

Higher number of chronic diseases

−0.015

0.023

−0.054

  1. PCS – physical component score; MCS – mental component score; bold: p ≤ 0.05.
  2. Bolded independent variables were statistically significant in all three sequences.
  3. F 0  = 24.06, p 0  < 0.001; F 6  = 23.32; p 6  < 0.001; F 24  = 21.05; p 24  < 0.001.