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Table 3 Estimates and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) of the factors associated with health-related quality of life

From: Trajectories and determinants of ageing in Portugal: insights from EpiDoC, a nationwide population-based cohort

 

\(\varvec{\beta }\)

95% CI

Age (years)

-0.007

(-0.008, -0.006)

Sex

  

Men

ref.

ref.

Women

-0.097

(-0.1170, -0.078)

Education (years)

0.012

(0.0092, 0.015)

Exercise

  

Non-frequent

ref.

ref.

Frequent

0.054

(0.027, 0.082)

Very frequent

0.071

(0.052, 0.090)

Alcohol drinking

  

No

ref.

ref.

Yes

0.039

(0.024, 0.054)

Multimorbidity (yes)

-0.131

(-0.151, -0.110)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

  

Underweight/Normal weight (< 25)

ref.

ref.

Overweight (25-29.9)

-0.007

(-0.026, 0.012)

Obese (≥ 30)

-0.048

(-0.071, -0.025)

  1. \(\beta\): coefficient estimates; ref: reference class; multivariate model adjusted for age, sex, education, exercise, alcohol, multimorbidity and body mass index; model sample size (n = 2467)