Table 2 Results of univariable and multivariable regression analysis on HRQOL scores of study participants

Univariable Regression

 Explanatory Variable

  Use of welfare support (Ref: not using)

   FLCMC

-6.75

-10.01

-3.50

 < 0.01*

-2.00

-4.24

0.24

0.08

-2.80

-5.67

0.06

0.06

   PA

-7.80

-11.94

-3.66

 < 0.01*

-2.99

-5.83

-0.14

0.04*

-6.89

-10.53

-3.24

 < 0.01*

  Year (Ref: 2018)

   2021

1.05

-1.36

3.46

0.20

-3.22

-9.55

3.12

0.16

-2.04

-3.71

-0.37

0.04*

 Covariates

   Male (Ref: female)

0.86

-5.01

6.73

0.59

-1.38

-8.55

5.80

0.50

-1.35

-6.06

3.35

0.34

   Age (continuous)

-0.37

-0.64

-0.10

0.03*

0.16

-0.12

0.44

0.14

-0.17

-0.42

0.09

0.11

   Working (Ref: not working)

-6.97

-14.68

0.73

1.08

-1.47

3.64

0.21

0.31

-5.78

-13.29

1.73

0.08

   Living alone (Ref: not living alone)

3.68

-1.39

8.75

0.09

0.27

-7.62

8.16

0.90

0.44

-7.37

8.26

0.83

Multivariable Regressions

 Explanatory Variable

  Use of welfare support (Ref: not using)

   FLCMC

-5.55

-7.20

-3.91

0.01*

-2.61

-4.24

-0.98

0.02*

-2.55

-3.28

-1.83

 < 0.01*

   PA

-7.33

-10.26

-4.39

0.01*

-2.88

-6.74

0.97

0.08

-7.63

-11.86

-3.41

0.02*

  Year (Ref: 2018)

   2021

0.97

-1.34

3.29

0.21

-3.09

-10.38

4.20

0.21

-1.87

-3.74

0.01

0.05

 Covariates

   Male (Ref: female)

0.92

-5.30

7.13

0.59

-1.83

-8.67

5.00

0.37

-1.71

-6.29

2.86

0.25

   Age (continuous)

-0.34

-0.52

-0.16

0.02*

0.16

-0.18

0.50

0.18

-0.13

-0.36

0.09

0.13

   Working (Ref: not working)

-1.78

-11.90

8.35

0.53

0.03

-3.19

3.25

0.97

-3.36

-10.66

3.94

0.19

   Living alone (Ref: not living alone)

1.16

-2.70

5.02

0.33

-0.49

-7.85

6.87

0.80

-2.63

-9.03

3.77

0.22