Table 3 PCS and physical dimensions scores of SF-36 health questionnaire at baseline and 3 months after discharge from the hospital (demographic and clinical variables)
From: Changes in health related quality of life 3 months after an acute coronary syndrome
PF | RP | BP | GH | PCS | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ONSET | 3 MONTHS | P | ONSET | 3 MONTHS | P | ONSET | 3 MONTHS | P | ONSET | 3 MONTHS | P | ONSET | 3 MONTHS | P | |
Diagnostic group | |||||||||||||||
AMI | 85.2(22.8) | 66.6(26.6) | 0.000 | 71.6(40.9) | 61.5(48.1) | 0.333 | 69.6(31.7) | 77.6(26.6) | 0.184 | 63.6(17.4) | 56.3(18.6) | 0.024 | 50.2(9.3) | 45.2(10.4) | 0.040 |
Unstable angina | 69.7(26.4) | 56.5(26.2) | 0.001 | 63.5(43.6) | 54.5(48.3) | 0.371 | 62.4(30.1) | 61.4(31.2) | 0.855 | 47.2(18.5) | 44.9(15.7) | 0.459 | 44.3(9.8) | 40.6(9.1) | 0.080 |
Risk factors | |||||||||||||||
None | 91.2(9.7) | 66.2(29.2) | 0.001 | 83.8(34.2) | 47.0(49.1) | 0.007 | 70.5(26.9) | 68.0(32.7) | 0.765 | 62.3(21.9) | 53.3(15.6) | 0.093 | 51.6(11.0) | 41.3(13.2) | 0.011 |
One or more | 73.3(27.5) | 60.1(26.0) | 0.000 | 62.7(43.4) | 61.0(47.6) | 0.838 | 64.6(32.1) | 69.7(29.5) | 0.265 | 52.9(18.6) | 49.6(18.6) | 0.169 | 45.7(9.3) | 43.2(8.8) | 0.159 |
Previous history CHD | |||||||||||||||
No | 86.5(19.9) | 67.9(26.4) | 0.000 | 75.0(38.8) | 59.7(48.1) | 0.086 | 70.3(28.7) | 73.1(27.5) | 0.542 | 58.0(19.9) | 51.9(17.5) | 0.010 | 50.6(8.9) | 44.4(10.1) | 0.002 |
Yes | 60.5(27.0) | 49.6(23.2) | 0.042 | 53.7(45.3) | 54.6(48.5) | 0.940 | 57.9(33.6) | 62.3(33.5) | 0.564 | 49.8(18.5) | 47.9(18.9) | 0.658 | 40.7(8.5) | 39.9(9.2) | 0.836 |
Sex | |||||||||||||||
Men | 80.5(24.0) | 64.7(25.5) | 0.000 | 68.5(41.7) | 56.4(25.5) | 0.137 | 63.9(31.0) | 71.2(29.3) | 0.123 | 56.1(19.5) | 49.8(16.9) | 0.005 | 47.1(10.2) | 42.9(9.9) | 0.014 |
Women | 62.8(29.1) | 47.1(28.2) | 0.032 | 62.5(45.7) | 64.3(49.7) | 0.908 | 74.7(29.8) | 61.0(32.8) | 0.007 | 50.6(20.4) | 53.3(22.3) | 0.683 | 46.8(9.1) | 42.3(10.3) | 0.263 |
Age | |||||||||||||||
<56 | 82.8(24.9) | 68.3(23.0) | 0.000 | 69.4(40.6) | 38.9(48.2) | 0.023 | 60.1(32.6) | 66.6(30.6) | 0.342 | 52.7(20.2) | 49.5(17.3) | 0.225 | 48.3(10.6) | 42.4(9.7) | 0.006 |
56–65 | 83.4(19.1) | 63.7(28.4) | 0.002 | 64.1(45.1) | 65.2(48.7) | 0.927 | 72.7(28.4) | 64.7(36.8) | 0.276 | 53.4(20.8) | 50.4(21.9) | 0.559 | 47.4(9.1) | 44.2(11.3) | 0.302 |
> 65 | 66.1(28.7) | 52.3(27.0) | 0.013 | 68.3(42.7) | 71.1(42.2) | 0.806 | 66.0(31.1) | 76.2(21.4) | 0.135 | 58.8(18.3) | 51.7(15.5) | 0.041 | 44.5(9.8) | 42.3(8.9) | 0.324 |
Social class | |||||||||||||||
I, II, III | 77.8(24.1) | 66.9(23.0) | 0.016 | 61.9(43.0) | 64.2(45.8) | 0.871 | 69.2(28.3) | 71.0(27.7) | 0.819 | 56.8(21.2) | 52.4(14.7) | 0.208 | 47.2(10.2) | 44.9(8.7) | 0.295 |
IV, V, housewives | 77.1(26.5) | 59.3(27.8) | 0.000 | 69.5(42.1) | 55.4(48.9) | 0.087 | 64.6(31.9) | 68.6(31.0) | 0.397 | 54.4(19.2) | 49.7(19.1) | 0.084 | 46.5(9.8) | 42.1(10.2) | 0.014 |