Table 3 Simple and multiple linear regression for treatment satisfaction in selected comprehensive specialized hospitals, North West Ethiopia, 2024 (N = 393).

From: Treatment satisfaction and associated factors among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in North West Ethiopia

Variables

SLRa

MLRb

β

95% CI

p-value

β

95% CI

p-value

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Marital status (Ref = married)

 Single

 − 3.32

 − 5.74

 − 0.89

0.007

 − 0.07

 − 6.21

0.55

0.102

 Divorced

1.76

 − 1.16

4.69

0.32

 Windowed

 − 4.81

 − 8.13

 − 1.49

0.005

 − 0.034

 − 3.99

1.74

0.44

Therapeutic education (Ref = Yes)

 No

 − 3.12

 − 5.71

 − 0.43

0.023

 − 0.14

 − 6.12

 − 1.54

0.001

BMI (Ref = Normal)

 Overweight

 − 2.21

 − 4.79

0.39

0.098

0.08

 − 3.63

7.42

0.501

 Obese

 − 10.11

 − 12.37

 − 7.69

 < 0.001

 − 0.14

 − 8.97

2.93

0.312

Disease duration (Ref ≤ 5 year)

 > 5 Years

 − 7.15

 − 9.67

 − 4.63

 < 0.001

 − 0.16

 − 7.01

 − 1.45

0.003

Disease activity (Ref = Low)

 Moderate

 − 1.89

 − 4.45

0.67

0.14

 − 0.01

 − 5.61

5.56

0.99

 High

 − 10.68

 − 13.1

 − 8.28

 < 0.001

 − 0.31

 − 12.64

 − 0.45

0.035

Unavailability of medication (Ref = No)

 Yes

 − 2.67

 − 5.51

0.16

0.064

 − 0.13

 − 6.22

 − 1.09

0.005

  1. BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, β-regression coefficient.
  2. aSimple linear regression.
  3. bMultiple linear regression.
  4. Significant values are in bold.