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Table 6 Interaction model between years of education and age

From: Socio-economic inequalities in suffering at the end of life among advanced cancer patients: results from the APPROACH study in five Asian countries

 

Psychological suffering

(N = 962)

Coeff (SE)

Social suffering

(N = 1282)

Coeff (SE)

Spiritual suffering

(N = 1162)

Coeff (SE)

Perceived economic status of household (Ref: Low)

 Middle

−9.97***(1.38)

−4.67***(1.22)

−9.12***(1.32)

 High

−11.82***(1.75)

−1.11 (1.54)

−7.55***(1.64)

Years of education

0.13 (0.13)

−0.29**(0.13)

0.03 (0.13)

Sex (Ref: Males)

 Females

2.97**(1.20)

−1.25 (1.08)

1.02 (1.15)

Age 60 years or older

2.39 (2.06)

1.92 (1.95)

8.75***(2.10)

Type of patient (Ref: Outpatients)

 Inpatients

−2.21*(1.28)

5.15***(1.23)

1.64 (1.31)

Country (Ref: China)

 India

16.80***(1.80)

13.53***(1.82)

11.41***(1.88)

 Myanmar

 

7.58***(2.29)

 

 Sri Lanka

17.38***(1.93)

2.46 (1.98)

16.50***(2.03)

 Vietnam

 

−2.88 (1.96)

5.62***(2.01)

Years of education X Age 60+

−0.56***(0.21)

−0.40**(0.20)

−0.91***(0.21)

  1. *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1