Table 3 Multivariate linear regression: Predictors of children’s quality of life from both child-report and parent-report
From: Quality of life of children with achondroplasia and their parents - a German cross-sectional study
Independent variables | Children’s quality of life | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Child-reported | Parent-reported | |||
β | t | β | t | |
Child’s age | −.02 | −.14 | −.03 | −.23 |
Child’s gender a | .04 | .27 | .05 | .13 |
SDS of height | .06 | .39 | −.04 | −.27 |
Body mass index (z-scores) | −.08 | −.56 | −.16 | −1.12 |
Proportionality ratio | −.12 | −.97 | −.12 | −1.03 |
Physical component score (SF-8) | .18 | 1.35 | .34 | 2.72** |
Mental component score (SF-8) | .15 | 1.13 | .26 | 2.12* |
Parental gender b | .01 | .07 | −.05 | −.43 |
Model summary | R2 = .09 | R2 = .23 | ||
F(8,64) = .82 | F(8,64) = 2.34* | |||