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Table 2 Comparison of β-coefficients at baseline, after 6 and 24 months: Predictors of better physical 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 (T0)

6 months (T6)

24 months (T24)

Better MCS

−0.103

−0.065

−0.126

Higher age

−0.140

−0.197

−0.071

Male gender

0.053

0.098

0.085

Higher level of education

0.140

0.124

0.096

Better financial status

0.102

0.047

0.049

Unemployed

0.039

0.059

−0.026

Retired

0.055

0.040

0.023

Better circumstances in a household

0.035

0.019

0.021

Better social support

0.050

0.080

0.051

Stressful life events – present

−0.115

−0.107

−0.068

Self-rated health

−0.360

−0.415

−0.433

Depression – present

−0.094

−0.101

−0.186

Higher AUDIT score

0.027

0.018

0.009

Anxiety disorders – present

0.005

−0.039

−0.093

Higher number of chronic diseases

−0.053

0.031

0.080

Diabetes mellitus - present

< 0.001

−0.012

−0.006

Coronary heart disease – present

−0.026

−0.045

−0.060

Chronic pulmonary disease – present

−0.002

0.009

−0.067

Arterial hypertension - present

0.098

0.063

−0.013

Arthritis – present

−0.030

−0.042

−0.087

Chronic pain – present

−0.082

−0.141

−0.169

  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  = 13.57, p 0  < 0.001; F 6  = 20.75; p 6  < 0.001; F 24  = 23.87; p 24  < 0.001.