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Table 3 Linear regression analysis is showing the effect of temperament types on MusiQol Dimensions 1–3

From: Health-related quality of life in multiple sclerosis: temperament outweighs EDSS

 

N

R2

effect (CI)

p

Adj. p

Activities of daily living

132

0.52

Depressive T

 

0.53

−0.7 (−2.2; 0.9)

0.394

1.0

Cyclothymic T

 

0.56

−2.8 (−4.6; −1.1)

0.002

0.008

Hyperthymic T

 

0.53

0.2 (−0.3; 0.8)

0.377

1.0

Irritative T

 

0.52

0.4 (−1.3; 2.1)

0.663

1.0

Anxious T

 

0.55

−2.6 (−4.5; −0.7)

0.008

0.032

Psychosocial Wellbeing

133

0.29

   

Depressive T

 

0.41

−3.6 (−5.0; −2.2)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Cyclothymic T

 

0.42

−4.3 (−5.9; −2.7)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Hyperthymic T

 

0.38

1.1 (0.6; 1.6)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Irritative T

 

0.29

−0.3 (−2.0; 1.4)

0.703

0.703

Anxious T

 

0.40

−4.3 (−6.1; −2.5)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Symptoms

134

0.19

   

Depressive T

 

0.20

−1.2 (−2.8; 0.4)

0.141

0.281

Cyclothymic T

 

0.29

−3.9 (−5.6; −2.1)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Hyperthymic T

 

0.24

0.8 (0.3; 1.4)

0.003

0.013

IrritativeT

 

0.19

0.6 (−1.2; 2.4)

0.490

0.490

Anxious T

 

0.21

−2.0 (−4.0; 0.0)

0.051

0.152

  1. effect: regression coefficient quantifying the effect of a 20% increase in the respective temperament score (except hyperthymic temperament: quantifying the effect of a unit increase in the temperament score); CI: 95% confidence interval; adj. p-value: adjusted for testing five temperaments (Bonferroni-Holm method). T: Temperamen