Table 2

Weighted ANCOVA for HUI3 by Disease Group
	B* (Unstandardized Mean Difference)	95% Confidence Interval (Lower – Upper)

Diabetes/Cancer**
Diabetes and Cancer	-0.108^†	-0.131	-0.086
Diabetes	-0.040^†	-0.045	-0.035
Cancer	-0.040^†	-0.048	-0.033
No Diabetes Or Cancer	reference	-	-
Age**
12–29 Years	0.056^†	0.052	0.059
30–44 Years	0.038^†	0.035	0.041
45–59 Years	0.021	0.018	0.024
≥60 Years	reference	-	-
Sex**
Male	-0.011	-0.013	-0.009
Female	reference	-	-
Marital Status**
Married/Common Law	0.023	0.021	0.025
Widow/Separated/Divorced/Single	reference	-	-
Physical Activity Level**
Active	0.038^†	0.036	0.041
Moderately Active	0.032^†	0.029	0.034
Inactive	reference	-	-
Education Level**
<Than Secondary Education	-0.040^†	-0.043	-0.038
Secondary Education Graduate	-0.011	-0.014	-0.009
Other Post-Secondary Education	-0.011	-0.015	-0.007
Post-Secondary Education Graduate	reference	-	-
Smoking Status**
Daily Smoker	-0.020	-0.023	-0.018
Occasional Smoker	-0.011	-0.016	-0.007
Not At All	reference	-	-
BMI**
<30	0.015	0.012	0.018
≥30	reference	-	-
Depression Status**
Not Depressed	0.142^†	0.138	0.145
Depressed	reference	-	-
Number of Chronic Conditions**
0	0.149^†	0.146	0.152
1	0.127^†	0.124	0.130
2	0.094^†	0.091	0.097
≥3	reference	-	-

Adjusted for all other covariates in the table *All variables were statistically significant, P < 0.0001 ^†Clinically meaningful difference of ≥0.03
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