Table 3: Multiple Linear Regressions of Health-Related Quality of Life; the Physical Dimension Score, PCS and the Mental Dimension Score, MCS (n = 98)

Variable PCS (R2adj = 0.452) MCS (R2adj = 0.505)
B SE β p B SE β p
Depression -0.596 0.401 -0.174 0.141 -1.323 0.382 -0.337 0.001
Fatigue -4.405 1.045 -0.430 <0.001 -3.459 0.995 -.0337 0.001
Optimism -0.219 0.304 -0.069 0.474 0.242 0.289 0.076 0.406
SOC 0.135 0.096 0.123 0.161 0.003 0.091 0.002 0.978
Age -0.334 0.091 -0.297 <0.001 0.179 0.087 0.159 0.042
Gender 4.287 1.892 0.183 0.026 2.317 1.802 0.099 0.202

Note: SOC = sense of coherence.