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Table 3 Association between disability (RMDQ) and health-related quality of life measured by SF–36 of Brazilian and Dutch older adults

From: Does the intensity of pain and disability affect health-related quality of life of older adults with back pain? Multilevel analysis between Brazil and Netherlands: a cross-sectional study of the BACE consortium

Outcome

SF-36

Total Sample

Brazil

Netherlands

Beta 0

Beta 1

CI95%

Beta 0

Beta 1

CI95%

Beta 0

Beta 1

CI95%

Physical role functioning

20.83

-0.05

-0.09-

-0.01

18.70

-0.006

-0.05-

0.04

21.91

-0000

-0.06-

0,06

Physical functioning

5.32

0.003

-0.01-

0,01

5.09

0004

-0.01-

0,01

5.41

0.020

-0.01-

0.04

Bodily pain

6.25

-0.003

-0.01-

0.02

5.97

0.003

-0.01-

0.02

6.40

0.003

-0.02-

0.02

General health perceptions

16.90

0.006

-0.02-

0.03

16.80

0.008

-0.03-

0,05

16.95

0.009

-0.04-

0.05

Vitality

15.11

-0.019

-0.05-

0.01

13.86

0.003

-0.04-

0,05

15.71

0.028

-0.02-

0.07

Social role functioning

7.42

-0,0.007

-0.02-

0,01

6.77

0.007

-0.01-

0,03

7.74

0.013

-0.01-

0.03

Emotional role functioning

4.87

-0.005

-0.01-

0,01

4.37

0.005

-0,01-

0,02

5.12

0.013

-0.01-

0,02

Mental health

22.08

-0.037

-0.08-

0,01

19.61

0.022

-0.04-

0,08

23.34

0.027

-0.02-

0.08

  1. SF-36, 36-item short form Short Form Health Survey. Models adjusted by sex, age and education