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Table 4 Association of Primary Health Care score with Physical and Mental Component Summary of quality of life ƒ among elderly, Ilheus, Bahia

From: Assessment of primary health care received by the elderly and health related quality of life: a cross-sectional study

Primary health care score

Mental component summary

Physical component summary

β coefficient (95% CI)

P value

β coefficient (95% CI)

P value

No adjustment

0.085 (-0.008 to 0.876)

0.05

-0.123 (-1.191 to -0.209)

0.005

Model 1*

0.090 (0.015 to 0.895)

0.04

-0.124 (-1.189 to -0.222)

0.004

Model 2**

0.093 (0.032 to 0.914)

0.04

-0.115 (-1.133 to -0.170)

0.008

Model 3***

0.089 (0.008 to 0.893)

0.046

-0.129 (-1.216 to -0.251)

0.003

  1. ƒ Multiple linear regression.
  2. * Adjusted for age and sex.
  3. ** Additionally adjusted for years at school.
  4. *** Additionally adjusted for hypertension, and cardiovascular disease.
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BMC Public Health

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