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Table 3 Association of chronic diseases with HRQoL among elderly subjects living alone

From: Health-related quality of life and long-term care needs among elderly individuals living alone: a cross-sectional study in rural areas of Shaanxi Province, China

Variable B t -value p -value OR
Hypertension −0.773 9.166 0.002 0.48
Cardiac disease −0.889 8.641 0.003 0.41
Chronic bronchitis 1.929 5.141 0.023 0.31
Neurological disease −0.761 6.918 0.009 0.45
Cancer −4.09 15.702 <0.001 0.02
  1. OR: odds ratio.
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