Table 4 Predictors of HRQoL in patients with hemophilia
Variables | EQ-5D-5L index score | EQ-VAS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β-Coeff. [95%CI] | SE | t | P-value | β-Coeff. [95%CI] | SE | t | P-value | |
Since the diagnosis of hemophilia | -0.011[0.001–0.023] | -0.006 | 2.05 | 0.043* | -0.265[-1.22, 0.686] | 0.479 | -0.55 | 0.582 |
Age | -0.020 [-0.034-, -0.007] | 0.007 | -3.05 | 0.003* | -0.974 [-1.72, 0.225] | 0.377 | -2.58 | 0.011* |
Place residence (ref = Addis Ababa) |  |  |  |  | ||||
 Out of Addis Ababa | -0.128 [-0.248-, -0.007] | 0.061 | -2.10 | 0.038* | -5.12 [-11.87, 1.62] | 3.398 | -1.51 | 0.135 |
Level of education (ref = illiterate |  |  |  |  | ||||
 Primary school | -0.185 [-0.554, 0.185] | 0.186 | -0.99 | 0.324 | 1.45 [-2.50, 5.39] | 1.99 | 0.73 | 0.467 |
 Secondary school | -0.192 [-0.568, 0.184] | 0.189 | -1.01 | 0.314 | 0.471 [-3.77, 4.71] | 2.13 | 0.22 | 0.345 |
 Higher education | -0.135 [-0.529, 0.259] | 0.199 | -0.68 | 0.498 | -0.017[-0.092,0.056] | 0.037 | -0.48 | 0.634 |
Employment status (ref = unemployed) | ||||||||
 Employed | 0.124 [-0.113, 0.3621] | 0.119 | 1.04 | 0.302 | 3.99 [-9.67, 17.7] | 6.88 | 0.58 | 0.563 |
 Student | -0.008 [-0.185, 0.170] | 0.089 | -0.09 | 0.931 | 5.32 [ -4.75, 15.4] | 5.07 | 1.05 | 0.297 |
Treatment taking (ref = factor 8) | ||||||||
 Factor 9 | -0.059 [-0.200, 0.082] | 0.071 | -0.83 | 0.407 | 3.01 [ -5.11, 11.1] | 4.08 | 0.74 | 0.464 |
 Plasma | -0.170 [-0.581, 0.240] | 0.207 | -0.82 | 0.412 | -11.56 [ -35.3,12.2] | 11.9 | -0.97 | 0.337 |
Total joint involvement (ref =  < 2) | ||||||||
 Greater than 2 | -0.003 [-0.060, 0.053] | 0.028 | -0.11 | 0.913 | 0.15 [ -3.09, 3.39] | 1.63 | 0.09 | 0.926 |
Emergency in last year (ref = no) | ||||||||
 Yes | -0.015 [-0.128–0.097] | 0.057 | -0.27 | 0.786 | -1.63 [-8.66- 5.38] | 3.53 | -0.46 | 0.644 |
Marital status | ||||||||
 Unmarried | 0.05 [ -0.23- 0.334] | 0.14 | 0.36 | 0.719 | 5.37 [-8.08- 18.8] | 6.77 | 0.79 | 0.430 |