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Table 3 Physical component score / physical functioning as predictors of all-cause mortality

From: Quality of life and mortality in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author (Year)

Comparison

Effect estimate (95% CI)

SF – 36 Physical Component Score (continuous)

 Chwastiak et al. 2010 [40]

HR, 1-unit increase

0.97 (0.96–0.98)

 DeSalvo et al. 2005 [43]

AUC

0.73 (0.71–0.75)

 Fan et al. 2006 [47]

AUC

0.721 (0.708–0.733)

 Otero-Rodriguez et al. 2010f [67]

HR, 1-unit increase

0.952 (0.935–0.969)

SF-36 Physical Function Scale (continuous)

 De Buyser et al. 2016 a,f [41]

HR, 1-unit increase

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

 Mold et al. 2008 b [61]

HR, 1-unit increase

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

RAND-36 Physical Function Scale (continuous)

 Bjorkman et al. 2019 [37]

HR, 1-unit increase

0.988 (0.979–0.997)

SF – 36 Physical Component Score (categorised)

 Forsyth et al. 2018f [27]

HR, High vs. Low

0.48 (0.18–1.20) e

 Han et al. 2009 [50]

HR, Tertile 3 High vs. Tertile 1Low

0.35 (0.19–0.64)

 Higueras-Fresnillo et al.2018f [52]

HR, Good vs. Poor

0.74 (0.65–0.85)

 Myint et al. 2006f [64]

RR, Quintile 5 Highest vs. Quintile 1 Lowest

0.47 (0.33–0.65) Men

0.41 (0.27–0.64) Women

 St. John et al. 2018f [71]

RR, High vs. Low

0.50 (0.38–0.64)

SF – 36 Physical Functioning (categorised)

 Lee et al. 2012f [58]

HR, Highest vs. Lowest

0.29 (0.19–0.45)

SF – 36 Change in Physical Component Score (categorised)

 Kroenke et al. 2008 [56]

RR, Severe Decline vs. No Change

3.32 (2.45–4.50)

RR, Improvement vs. No Change

0.72 (0.56–0.91)

SF – 20 Physical Function Scale (continuous)

 Franks et al. 2003f [49]

HR, 1-point increase0.995 (0.992–0.997)

0.995 (0.992–0.997)

SF – 20 Physical Function Scale (categorised)

 Tice et al. 2006 [74]

HR, Highest vs. Lowest

0.70 (0.60–0.90)

SF – 12 Physical Component Score (categorised)

 Dorr et al. 2006f [45]

OR, Highest Quartile vs. Lowest Quartile

0.16

 Haring et al. 2011f [51]

HR, Highest Quartile vs. Lowest Quartile

0.56 (0.42–0.75) c

0.63 (0.47–0.84) d

 Munoz et al. 2011 [62]

HR, 3rd Tertile vs. 1st Tertile

0.58 (0.39–0.87)

 UI-Haq et al. 2014f [75]

HR, Best Quintile vs. Worst Quintile

0.36 (0.22–0.57)

  1. aDe Buyser et al. (2016) and De Buyser et al. (2013) were from the same study. De Buyser et al. (2013) was included in meta-analysis
  2. bLawler et al. (2013) and Mold et al. (2008) were from the same study. Lawler et al. (2013) was included in meta-analysis
  3. cbehavioural factors adjusted
  4. dcomorbidities adjusted
  5. e CI is 99% CI
  6. fwhere studies report reverse association or risk estimate per more than 1-unit increase, the risk estimates were standardised per 1-unit increase or 1-SD increase or high vs. low for the purpose of consistency across the table
  7. AUC Area under curve