Health-Related Quality of Life among Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study in Jianping County of Liaoning Province, China

Table 4

Multivariate linear regression for predictive factors on the overall CLDQ scores and EQ-5D in patients with HCV infection (CHC and LC).

Variables	Overall CLDQ		EQ index		EQ VAS
	coefficient (95% CI)	value	coefficient (95% CI)	value	β coefficient (95% CI)	value
Gender
Male	1		1		1
Female	0.435 (0.084 to 0.786)	0.015	0.049 (-0.003 to 0.102)	0.066	3.696 (-0.807 to 8.199)	0.107
Marital status
No spouse	1		1		1
Married	-0.205 (-0.924 to 0.515)	0.576	-0.009 (-0.117 to 0.099)	0.869	-3.104 (-12.306 to 6.098)	0.507
Family history of hepatitis
No	1		1		1
Yes	-0.406 (-0.723 to -0.088)	0.013	-0.056 (-0.104 to -0.008)	0.022	-0.328 (-4.404 to 3.748)	0.874
Other comorbid chronic diseases
No	1		1		1
Yes	-0.300 (-0.585 to -0.014)	0.040	-0.030 (-0.073 to 0.013)	0.175	-5.857 (-9.521 to -2.193)	0.002
Smoking status
No	1		1		1
Yes	-0.099 (-0.436 to 0.238)	0.564	-0.015 (-0.066 to 0.036)	0.564	-0.344 (-4.672 to 3.983)	0.876
Drinking status (years)
No	1		1		1
Yes	-0.347 (-0.677 to -0.017)	0.040	-0.023 (-0.073 to 0.026)	0.355	-3.416 (-7.650 to 0.817)	0.113
Disease duration (years)
<5	1		/		/
≥10	-0.518 (-0.826 to -0.211)	0.001	/		/

VAS: visual analogue scale; CLDQ: chronic liver disease questionnaire; EQ-5D: European quality of life questionnaire-5 dimensions.