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Table 4 PCS and physical dimensions scores of SF-36 health questionnaire. Baseline and 3 months after discharge from the hospital. (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

Revascularisation

               

No

75.2(26.9)

59.7(27.6)

0.000

68.2(42.3)

60.1(47.3)

0.338

70.1(31.3)

67.7(29.4)

0.601

55.1(21.4)

49.0(17.9)

0.022

47.2(9.9)

42.7(8.6)

0.004

Yes

81.7(19.7)

69.6(17.8)

0.134

76.8(38.5)

48.2(50.4)

0.063

50.6(25.1)

75.2(30.9)

0.015

46.7(14.9)

51.2(17.8)

0.286

43.8(7.9)

44.4(10.6)

0.842

Ejection fraction

               

< 50

77.8(28.8)

61.4(32.1)

0.099

50.0(50.0)

75.0(43.3)

0.251

73.1(35.4)

77.0(28.6)

0.714

60.7(25.0)

49.4(19.2)

0.211

44.8(15.3)

42.9(8.8)

0.639

≥ 50

78.6(26.1)

63.6(25.4)

0.000

72.2(39.4)

58.1(48.2)

0.191

66.4(28.0)

68.0(31.6)

0.787

51.4(19.6)

51.6(19.3)

0.932

46.3(8.3)

43.7(8.5)

0.162

Number of vessels

               

One vessel

79.7(26.6)

68.4(25.5)

0.028

80.6(36.1)

46.5(48.3)

0.009

71.9(29.3)

77.3(27.4)

0.443

57.3(21.2)

50.5(17.9)

0.017

48.3(8.5)

43.6(8.2)

0.035

More than one vessel

77.8(25.6)

63.7(25.9)

0.002

55.3(45.3)

69.6(45.8)

0.232

59.7(30.8)

67.2(31.4)

0.262

51.1(16.4)

52.3(19.3)

0.730

43.6(10.3)

43.6(9.9)

0.996

Re-admissions

               

None

77.9(25.7)

64.8(27.5)

0.000

72.6(39.6)

55.2(48.3)

0.060

65.8(30.9)

70.2(31.1)

0.392

54.8(19.6)

49.3(17.8)

0.022

48.1(9.2)

43.4(9.3)

0.003

Some

77.7(25.2)

58.7(26.2)

0.001

62.1(46.5)

62.9(47.5)

0.942

68.6(31.8)

68.9(28.4)

0.968

53.4(20.5)

51.3(18.6)

0.621

45.2(11.2)

42.4(11.0)

0.329

Comorbidity

               

No

83.2(22.6)

66.5(24.6)

0.000

66.6(41.5)

56.5(49.1)

0.283

64.8(31.0)

68.5(30.8)

0.480

56.7(20.1)

54.3(16.3)

0.383

46.9(9.3)

44.3(9.4)

0.094

Yes

70.0(27.7)

55.1(28.1)

0.002

68.3(43.6)

59.5(47.2)

0.433

67.2(31.1)

70.2(29.3)

0.632

52.9(19.2)

45.6(18.9)

0.038

46.4(10.7)

41.0(10.2)

0.037

GHQ-28

               

< 6

89.6(16.3)

71.8(26.5)

0.000

80.1(36.8)

70.5(45.5)

0.312

73.3(31.5)

76.7(27.1)

0.501

65.5(15.4)

57.9(15.9)

0.011

47.7(10.2)

47.1(8.5)

0.754

≥ 6

64.3(27.7)

50.5(22.4)

0.006

54.0(43.9)

44.6(47.5)

0.389

58.2(28.7)

61.5(31.2)

0.596

43.8(17.6)

42.6(16.7)

0.686

45.8(10.3)

38.4(9.1)

0.002