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Multivariate Linear regression (Enter method) for predicting MNA score

VariablesB SE β tp
SANS1.540.150.7110.15< 0.001
Culturea0.930.190.244.94< 0.001
Age− 0.020.006− 0.183.26= 0.001
Marital statusb− 0.770.26− 0.142.93= 0.004
SANS X Culture− 0.380.21− 0.121.88= 0.073
Model summaryp < 0.001; R²=0.52 Adjusted R²=0.54; F = 37.16