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Table 3 Linear regression results of the four dimensions of QOL

From: Quality of life and its contributors among adults with late-onset Pompe disease in China

 

Physical health

Psychological health

Environmental health

Social relationships

Age

− 0.75 [− 1.25, − 0.24]**

–

− 0.79 [− 1.27, − 0.3]**

–

Education

    

 Primary school or lower

–

Reference

–

–

 Middle school

–

− 4.07 [− 20.68, 12.53]

–

–

 High school or above

–

− 4.3 [− 19.71, 11.11]

–

–

Employment

    

 No

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Yes

7.98 [− 1.83, 17.8]

11.67 [1.47, 21.87]*

11.29 [2.4, 20.19]*

11.53 [1.96, 21.11]*

CHE

    

 No

Reference

–

–

–

 Yes

− 6.48 [− 14.68, 1.73]

–

–

–

Reliance on assistive devices

    

 None

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Some

− 10.58 [− 26.43, 5.28]

− 16.12 [− 30.7, − 1.55]*

− 12.08 [− 25.05, 0.88]

− 15.89 [− 29.62, − 2.17]*

 A lot

− 17.8 [− 34.24, − 1.37]*

− 22.67 [− 37.67, − 7.66]**

− 17.8 [− 31.21, − 4.4]*

− 22.12 [− 36.26, − 7.98]**

Social support

    

 Tangible support

–

− 0.01 [− 0.31, 0.3]

–

–

 Emotional/informational support

–

− 0.25 [− 0.8, 0.3]

− 0.29 [− 0.74, 0.16]

− 0.25 [− 0.73, 0.23]

 Positive social interaction

0.28 [0.04, 0.51]*

0.71 [0.21, 1.21]**

0.72 [0.29, 1.15]**

0.7 [0.24, 1.16]**

 Affectionate support

–

− 0.21 [− 0.54, 0.13]

− 0.22 [− 0.52, 0.07]

− 0.2 [− 0.52, 0.12]

 Structural support

–

− 0.15 [− 0.86, 0.57]

0.16 [− 0.51, 0.82]

− 0.16 [− 0.85, 0.53]

  1. Bold values indicate statistical significance was defined as p < 0.05
  2. ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05