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Table 3 Adjusted differences between female myocardial infarction (MI) survivors (n = 141–143) and a general female population cohort (n = 146–152) between scores on global items, quality of life domains, and single items in the WHOQOL-BREF*

From: Quality of life in female myocardial infarction survivors: a comparative study with a randomly selected general female population cohort

 

Scores

  

WHOQOL-BREF

MI

General population

Adjusted difference (CI)a

p-valueb

Overall quality of life

3.73

3.97

-0.22 (-0.41, -0.02)

0.020

Satisfaction with general health

3.38

3.67

-0.27 (-0.49, -0.04)

0.017

Physical health domain

56.7

68.9

-11.3 (-15.8, -6.9)

< 0.001

Activities of daily living

3.38

3.81

-0.38 (-0.60, -0.16)

< 0.001

Dependence on medical treatment†

3.05

2.15

0.92 (0.60, 1.24)

< 0.001

Energy and fatigue

3.19

3.66

-0.41 (-0.62, -0.19)

< 0.001

Mobility

3.34

3.97

-0.56 (-0.81, -0.29)

< 0.001

Pain and discomfort†

2.38

2.03

0.39 (0.12, 0.65)

0.002

Sleep and rest

3.25

3.48

-0.18 (-0.45, 0.09)

0.185

Work capacity

3.11

3.55

-0.36 (-0.60, -0.12)

0.001

Psychological domain

66.5

69.4

-2.0 (-5.6, 1.8)

0.262

Bodily image and appearance

3.52

3.50

0.05 (-0.17, 0.27)

0.629

Negative feelings†

2.34

2.18

0.17 (-0.02, 0.37)

0.064

Positive feelings

3.84

3.97

-0.06 (-0.27, 0.13)

0.503

Self-esteem

3.50

3.57

-0.00 (-0.20, 0.19)

0.960

Spirituality/personal beliefs

3.68

3.97

-0.22 (-0.42, -0.02)

0.022

Concentration

3.76

3.84

-0.07 (-0.27, 0.14)

0.508

Social relationships domain

71.1

69.3

1.4 (-2.5, 5.3)

0.457

Personal relations

4.16

4.08

0.08 (-0.07, 0.25)

0.274

Social support

3.88

3.90

-0.03 (-0.23, 0.18)

0.794

Sexual activity

3.18

3.33

-0.23 (-0.52, 0.05)

0.102

Environmental domain

64.0

71.6

-6.9 (-10.6, -3.3)

< 0.001

Financial resources

3.71

3.66

0.02 (-0.22, 0.27)

0.859

Physical safety and security

3.63

4.01

-0.35 (-0.54, -0.14)

< 0.001

Access to health care

3.81

3.97

-0.09 (-0.30, 0.14)

0.439

Home environment

4.24

4.28

-0.07 (-0.25, 0.12)

0.444

Information

3.26

3.85

-0.58 (-0.82, -0.34)

< 0.001

Recreation and leisure

2.46

3.21

-0.68 (-0.96, -0.40)

<0.001

Physical environment

3.61

3.92

-0.30 (-0.49, -0.10)

0.001

Transport

3.80

4.03

-0.15 (-0.39, 0.09)

0.191

  1. *Scores on single items range from 1 to 5; a higher score implies better health/quality of life, except for 3 items (†) in which a lower score implies better health/quality of life. Domain scores range from 0 to 100.
  2. aAdjusted difference, with 95% CI, based on linear regression for domain scores supplied by bootstrap BCa CIs for single items (10000 bootstrap replications stratified by group [MI or general population]). Adjusted for age, cohabitation, marital, and educational status.
  3. bTests based on linear regression for domain scores. For single items, linear regression with permutation tests (10000 random permutations) were used.
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