Table 3 Regression coefficients (95% confidence interval) and p-value for age, gender, height and level of education related to SF36 dimensions for the short stature sample (n = 44).
SF-36 subscales | Variables | Univariat regression | Multiple regression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient (95%CI) | p-value | Coefficient (95%CI) | p-value | ||
Mental health | Age | -0.1 (-0.6 to 0.5) | 0.817 | -0.1 (-0.7 to 0.4) | 0.572 |
Gender | -9.5 (-24.3 to 5.2) | 0.200 | -5.3 (-20.9 to 10.3) | 0.497 | |
Height | 0.2 (-0.3 to 0.7) | 0.451 | -0,1 (-0.6 to 0.5) | 0.795 | |
Level of education | 17.1 (4.2 to 30.0) | 0.010 | 18.1 (3.7 to 32.5) | 0.015 | |
Role emotional | Age | -0.5 (-1.2 to 0.2) | 0.153 | 0.6 (-1.4 to 0.1) | 0.097 |
Gender | -12.1 (-32.9 to 8.8) | 0.250 | -7.1 (-29.3 to 15.1) | 0.523 | |
Height | 0.2 (-0.5 to 1.0) | 0.567 | -0.1 (-0.9 to 0.7) | 0.727 | |
Level of education | 17.3 (-1.5 to 36.2) | 0.071 | 21.0 (0.6 to 41.5) | 0.044 | |
Social functioning | Age | -0.4 (-1.0 to 0.2) | 0.219 | 0.3 (-1.0 to 0.3) | 0.344 |
Gender | -14.7 (-32.3 to 2.8) | 0.098 | -11.0 (-30.6 to 8.7) | 0.266 | |
Height | 0.3 (-0.3 to 1.0) | 0.322 | 0.2 (-0.5 to 0.9) | 0.623 | |
Level of education | 1.7 (-15.1 to 18.5) | 0.842 | 0.9 (-17.2 to 19.0) | 0.921 | |
Vitality | Age | -0.5 (-0.8 to -0.1) | 0.010 | -0.5 (-0.8 to 0.1) | 0.020 |
Gender | -6.6 (-17.6 to 4.5) | 0.236 | -3.8 (-15.3 to 7.7) | 0.509 | |
Height | 0.1 (-0.2 to 0.5) | 0.461 | 0.0 (-0.4 to 0.4) | 0.874 | |
Level of education | 1.9 (-8.4 to 12.3) | 0.708 | 3.9 (-6.7 to 14.5) | 0.460 | |
General Health | Age | -0.6 (-1.1 to 0.1) | 0.020 | -0.6 (-1.2 to -0.0) | 0.043 |
Gender | -2.8 (-18.8 to 13.3) | 0.729 | 1.0 (-16.1 to 18.2) | 0.904 | |
Height | 0.2 (-0.4 to 0.8) | 0.460 | 0.2 (-0.4 to 0.8) | 0.588 | |
Level of education | 0.6 (-15.5 to 14.3) | 0.936 | 1.8 (-13.9 to 17.6) | 0.814 | |
Bodily Pain | Age | -0.8 (-1.4 to -0.3) | 0.005 | -0.9 (-1.5 to -0.3) | 0.007 |
Gender | -6.1 (-24.4 to 12.2) | 0.507 | -6.3 (-25.4 to 12.8) | 0.507 | |
Height | 0.1 (-0.5 to 0.8) | 0.653 | 0.0 (-0.6 to 0.7) | 0.917 | |
Level of education | -2.8 (-20.0 to 14.2) | 0.737 | -0.3 (-17.9 to 17.2) | 0.971 | |
Physical functioning | Age | -1.0 (-1.7 to -0.4) | 0.004 | -0.9 (-1.5 to -0.3) | 0.005 |
Gender | -15.4 (-36.0 to 5.2) | 0.139 | -3.6 (-22.1 to 15.0) | 0.699 | |
Height | 1.2 (0.5 to 1.8) | 0.001 | 1.1 (0.4 to 1,7) | 0.002 | |
Level of education | 5.9 (-13.5 to 25.4) | 0.541 | 2.2 (-14.9 to 19.3) | 0.795 | |
Role Physical | Age | -1.1 (-1.7 to -0.4) | 0.001 | -1.1 (-1.7 to -0.4) | 0.002 |
Gender | -13,8 (-34.2 to 6.6) | 0.180 | -5.4 (-25.2 to 14.3) | 0.579 | |
Height | 0.7 (0.0 to 1.4) | 0.050 | 0.5 (-0.2 to 1.2) | 0.161 | |
Level of education | 6.5 (-12.7 to 25.6) | 0.499 | 7.7 (-10.5 to 25.9) | 0.396 | |