RESULTS
3 Multiple Regression Analyses of the Social Conditions
Table 15 Multiple Regression of Social Conditions as Predictors of Health Status (N = 374) Health Status Index
Variables
Single
Regular occupation (self) Regular occupation (spouse) Annual income (self) Annual income (family) Education
Home ownership
Existence of a person taking care of you Existence of mental supporter
Existence of financial supporter Association with neighbors Social group membership Anamnesis
Chronic disease Long-term absence Smoking habits Alcohol drinking habits
*p=0.05, **p=0.01, ***p=0.001
R-square R
Control-Patient Betas
-0.16***
-0.02 -0.16***
-0.23***
0.02
0.01 -0.03 -0.20***
0.03 0.05 0.13**
-0.04 0.198 0.445
Number of Symptom Betas 0.30 -1.21**
0.48 0.41 0.18 0.16 -0.15 0.55 1.31*
0.14 1.68 1.16***
-0.13 -0.47 0.13 -0.86*
-0.01 0.103 0.320
Table 16 Social Conditions by Subject Groups
Controls Neuropsychiatric Peptic Ulcer
Patients Patients
Male Female Male Female Male Female
n=llO n=lll n=48 n=59 n=ll3 n=33
% % % % % %
Existence of supporter
No person (physical care) 7.3 24.3 14.6 5.2 12.4 18.2
No person (mental care) 9.1 7.2 20.8 3.4 13.3 3.0
No supporter with
financial help 38.9 23.4 54.2 27.6 31.0 42.4
Number of supporters
Very many 1.8 4.5 0.0 8.6 6.2 0.0
Many 40.0 50.4 25.0 36.2 42.5 66.7
Few 48.2 38.7 58.3 51.7 43.4 24.2
Very few 8.2 5.4 16.7 1.7 6.2 9.1
Unknown 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.8 0.0
Availability of institutional support agencies
None 39.1 38.7 58.3 34.5 30.1 24.2
Place of Employment 29.0 8.1 22.9 8.6 32.7 12.1
City office 5.5 9.0 0.0 8.6 7.1 18.2
Welfare office 17.3 26.1 10.4 29.3 15.0 30.3
Church etc 0.9 3.6 2.1 3.4 0.0 3.0
Others 8.2 8.1 6.3 12.1 6.2 12.1
Experienced help by the above agencies
None 94.5 93.7 89.6 86.2 84.1 84.8
Association with neighbors
None 2.7 1.8 16.7 3.4 3.5 9.1
Greetings only 64.5 39.6 64.5 50.0 49.6 42.4
Friendly relations 15.5 48.7 6.3 34.5 19.5 30.3
Family-like relations 17.3 9.9 12.5 12.1 27.4 18.2
Social group membership
None 35.5 33.3 64.6 69.0 52.2 69.7
Sports/recreation 39.1 27.9 18.8 6.9 35.4 12.1
Culture center/hobby club 31.8 42.3 8.3 22.4 1.8 12.1
Church/religious activities 6.4 3.6 0.0 3.4 4.4 9.1
Social service 2.7 5.4 0.0 1.7 1.8 0.0
Political party/political
activities 0.9 0.0 2.1 0.0 1.8 0.0
Others 5.5 3.6 6.3 0.0 5.3 3.0
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