Changes in health-related quality of life and the associated factors among Myanmar migrants with tuberculosis: a cohort study

Table 4 Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) models for factors influencing changes in physical and mental health component scores (n = 65)

Category	Sub-category	PCS			MCS
Category	Sub-category	β	SE	p-value	β	SE	p-value
Intercept		56.8	2.1	< 0.001	60.2	2.8	< 0.001
Visit	T1	Ref			Ref
	T2	4.6	1.1	< 0.001	6.1	1.3	< 0.001
	T3	6.1	1.2	< 0.001	6.3	1.5	< 0.001
Ethnicity	Karen	Ref			Ref
	Burmese	3.0	1.3	0.020	4.0	1.5	0.007
	Mon	1.0	4.1	0.816	3.2	2.6	0.222
	Other^a	4.0	1.6	0.014	5.7	1.9	0.003
Type of household	Living alone	Ref			Ref
	Living with family	−2.9	1.1	0.007	−3.7	1.4	0.007
	Living with others	1.8	1.7	0.297	2.1	2.2	0.346
Number of initial TB Symptoms	0	Ref			Ref
	1	−5.5	1.9	0.004	−8.9	2.2	< 0.001
	2	−2.9	1.6	0.081	−7.3	2.3	0.001
	3	−1.9	1.5	0.202	−4.9	2.1	0.016
	4+	−1.5	1.5	0.310	−6.4	2.1	0.003
Type of healthcare sought	Passive case finding	Ref			Ref
	Active case finding	−1.0	2.0	0.623	− 6.4	2.7	0.017
	Medical Checkup	3.2	1.5	0.038	0.9	2.0	0.664
Type of TB care	OPD	Ref			–	–	–
Type of TB care	Residential	2.5	1.2	0.032	–	–	–

PCS physical component score; MCS mental component score; β beta coefficient; SE standard error; T1 measurement at the end of month 2; T2 measurement at the end of month 4; T3 measurement at the end of month 6; OPD out-patient department
^a Other refers to Rakhine, Chinese, Naga, Pa Oh and Gaw Rakhar

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