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Table 4 Association of SF-36 physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores with sociodemographic, clinical and psychological variables.

From: Defensive coping and health-related quality of life in chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study

DEPENDENT VARIABLES

INDEPENDENT VARIABLES

B(95% CI)a

PCS b

Depression score c

-7.96 (-10.65, -5.26)***

 

Anxiety score d

-0.54 (-2.73, 3.82)

 

Defensive coping score e

0.26 (0.004, 0.51)*

 

Age

-.07 (-0.25, 0.10)

 

Female f

- 6.38 (-9. 64, -3.13)***

 

Dialysis g

- 8.48 (-11.28, -5.68)***

 

>3 years since diagnosis h

-1.94 (-5.49, 1.59)

MCS b

Depression score c

-9.15 (-12.31, -5.99)***

 

Anxiety score d

-6.35 (-10.19, -2.51)**

 

Defensive coping score e

-0.51 (-0.81, -0.21)**

 

Age

0.13 (-0.06, 0.34)

 

Female f

8.55 (4.74, 12.36)***

 

Dialysis g

-3.37 (-6.65, -0.09)*

 

>3 years since diagnosis h

6.25 (2.09, 10.40) **

  1. a Beta coefficients (95% Confidence Intervals) from linear regression models adjusted for education, marital status, employment status and all variables listed on table.
  2. b Lower scores indicate worse health
  3. c,d Scores on the depression (range: 0-4) and the anxiety (range: 0-4) scales of the 90-item revised Hopkins Symptom CheckList (SCL-90-R). e Scores on the Rationality/Emotional Defensiveness (R/ED) scale (range: 12-48) of the Lifestyle Defense Mechanism Inventory (LDMI)
  4. e Scores on the Rationality/Emotional Defensiveness (R/ED) scale (range: 12-48) of the Lifestyle Defense Mechanism Inventory (LDMI).
  5. f Vs male
  6. g Vs pre-dialysis patients
  7. h Vs ≤3 years since diagnosis
  8. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
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