The association of health-related factors with quality of life among the elderly population in the Jaffna district of Sri Lanka

Table 6 Contributing factors to the QOL of participants

Factors	B-	S.E	Beta	t	P-Value	95% CI B
Factors	B-	S.E	Beta	t	P-Value	Lower	Upper
(Constant)	10.977	.215		50.943	.000	10.554	11.400
Presence of diabetic mellitus	.469	.198	.090	2.368	.018	.080	.857
Presence of musculoskeletal conditions	−.535	.192	−.105	−2.779	.006	−.913	−.157
Presence of vision impairment	−.040	.182	−.007	−.222	.824	−.397	.316
Presence of hearing impairment	−.431	.305	−.043	−1.412	.158	−1.030	.168
Presence of bronchial asthma	.114	.223	.016	.511	.609	−.324	.551
Presence of specific disease	−.416	.202	−.093	−2.058	.040	−.813	−.019
Having at least one ADL limitation	−2.012	.272	−.230	−7.386	.000	−2.546	−1.477
Satisfied with health status	1.446	.184	.334	7.859	.000	1.085	1.807
Visiting the doctor at least monthly	1.035	.187	.209	5.521	.000	.667	1.403
Exposure to addictive substances	−.401	.129	−.093	−3.115	.002	−.654	−.148

(Multiple linear regression R = 0.585, R² = 0.342; Adjusted R² = 0.344, SE = 1.747) Significance P < 0.05
(Higher score indicates better QOL)

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