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Table 4 VAS score reported by respondents and multiple linear regression analysis

From: Inequalities in health status among rural residents: EQ-5D findings from household survey China

Indicators

Single factor analysis

Multiple linear analysis

Mean

SD

P-value

β-estimate

95% CI

Gender

     

  Male

82.379

12.029

0.967

0.000

 

  Female

82.317

15.019

 

−0.418

(−3.331,2.496)

Age group

   

−0.217

(−0.342,-0.092)

  18-44

85.740

10.518

<0.001***

  

  45-64

79.135

14.526

   

  65+

76.652

15.925

   

Marital

     

  Single

83.596

15.265

0.461

0.000

 

  Married

82.130

12.777

 

2.401

(−1.871,6.672)

Education

     

  Low level

78.374

15.776

<0.001***

0.000

 

  High level

83.930

11.670

 

2.666

(0.978,6.310)

Income group

     

  Low level

81.949

13.296

0.509

0.000

 

  High level

82.949

13.039

 

−0.651

(−3.636,2.333)

Occupation

     

  Farmer

81.397

13.573

0.229

0.000

 

  Others

83.134

12.831

 

1.852

(−1.039,4.742)

  1. Note: P-value: independent two-sample t-test or one-way ANOVA; ***P < 0.001; Bolded: statistically significant; CI: confidence interval; VAS: visual analog scale; SD: Standard deviation.