Table 3.

Potential Explanatory Factors of Sufficiently Important Difference (SID) by Treatment Scenario

VitaminHerbalLozengeAntiviral
Factorβ (SD)P Valueβ (SD)P Valueβ (SD)P Valueβ (SD)P Value
Note: Results of multivariate regression analysis of associations of SID with covariates (potential explanatory factors).
Intercept0.27 (0.13).0320.49 (0.13)<.0010.23 (0.16).1370.45 (0.18).012
Female−0.05 (0.03).1980.04 (0.04).2920.09 (0.04).0370.08 (0.05).112
Smoking status
    Never
    Cigarettes, >5/d0.00 (0.05).925−0.01 (0.05).8130.08 (0.06).227−0.11 (0.07).106
    Cigarettes, <5/d−0.02 (0.05).758−0.10 (0.06).0920.04 (0.07).586−0.08 (0.08).312
    Past−0.03 (0.06).6340.02 (0.06).8140.05 (0.08).494−0.06 (0.09).476
Ethnicity
    White
    Other−0.08 (0.08).318−0.10 (0.08).2440.01 (0.10).895−0.01 (0.11).943
    African American−0.08 (0.09).365−0.04 (0.09).7040.03 (0.11).8220.02 (0.13).877
    Hispanic−0.03 (0.13).803−0.16 (0.14).2380.11 (0.17).4990.05 (0.19).783
    Asian−0.14 (0.17).415−0.10 (0.18).5690.01 (0.21).9610.24 (0.24).318
Education level
    <High school degree
    High school degree−0.22 (0.08).007−0.08 (0.09).348−0.02 (0.10).8820.08 (0.11).504
    Some college−0.15 (0.08).071−0.07 (0.09).417−0.03 (0.11).8090.15 (0.12).217
    College degree−0.21 (0.06).018−0.13 (0.09).175−0.08 (0.11).4710.04 (0.13).749
    ≥ Graduate school−0.15 (0.09).121−0.10 (0.10).301−0.06 (0.12).5930.09 (0.13).482
Annual income
    <$15,000
    $15,000–<$25,0000.10 (0.10).339−0.07 (0.11).5210.04 (0.13).7890.15 (0.15).299
    $25,000–<$50,0000.14 (0.10).160−0.03 (0.10).7720.10 (0.12).4310.18 (0.14).192
    $50,000–<$75,0000.12 (0.10).198−0.11 (0.10).2740.04 (0.12).7260.20 (0.14).153
    $75,000–<$100,0000.08 (0.10).440−0.14 (0.11).2040.13 (0.13).3030.13 (0.14).356
    ≥ $100,0000.13 (0.10).191−0.15 (0.10).1580.08 (0.12).5450.16 (0.14).257
Jackson score0.00 (0.00).6790.00 (0.00).7790.00 (0.01).8500.00 (0.01).565