Table 2 Differences in HRQOL at one-year follow-up after CTI-ablation treatment compared with basal scores in different sub-groups of AFL patients
A. Differences in HRQOL with respect to presence of structural heart disease and number of AFL episodes. Data are expressed as mean ± SD; *p < 0.05. AFL: Atrial flutter | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Structural heart disease | N° of AFL Episodes | |||||
Yes | No | p | 1 episode | > 1episode | p | |
(n = 68) | (n = 20) | (n = 37) | (n = 51) | |||
Physical Function | 26.5 ± 20.8 | 17.5 ± 20.9 | 0.10 | 18.4 ± 17.5 | 28.8 ± 22.4 | 0.02* |
Role Physical | 49.8 ± 46.9 | 28.7 ± 37.4 | 0.04* | 40.5 ± 40.1 | 48.3 ± 49.4 | 0.41 |
Bodyly Pain | 8.6 ± 30.5 | 14.0 ± 36.5 | 0.55 | 9.1 ± 30.5 | 10.3 ± 33.1 | 0.85 |
General Health | 16.1 ± 20.3 | 12.6 ± 15.9 | 0.42 | 13.2 ± 22.8 | 16.9 ± 16.5 | 0.40 |
Vitality | 27.4 ± 23.8 | 16.7 ± 23.7 | 0.08 | 24.3 ± 21.7 | 25.5 ± 25.8 | 0.81 |
Social Function | 14.8 ± 25.6 | 22.1 ± 23.3 | 0.24 | 18.4 ± 26.1 | 15.2 ± 24.5 | 0.56 |
Role Emotional | 29.9 ± 39.5 | 36.7 ± 44.5 | 0.54 | 30.6 ± 38.0 | 32.0 ± 42.7 | 0.87 |
Mental Health | 18.5 ± 23.7 | 15.4 ± 21.4 | 0.57 | 16.5 ± 23.0 | 18.7 ± 23.3 | 0.66 |
B. Differences in HRQOL in persistent AFL with respect to ventricular cycle length. Data are expressed as mean ± SD; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01 | ||||||
Ventricular cycle length | ||||||
≤500 ms (n = 10) | >500 ms (n = 30) | p | ||||
Physical Function | 32.5 ± 30.9 | 21.2 ± 16.5 | 0.17 | |||
Role Physical | 71.9 ± 36.4 | 36.6 ± 44.3 | 0.04* | |||
Bodily Pain | 20.5 ± 36.2 | 5.5 ± 27.1 | 0.20 | |||
General Health | 34.3 ± 15.0 | 11.0 ± 22.4 | 0.009** | |||
Vitality | 45.6 ± 27.3 | 24.3 ± 23.9 | 0.04* | |||
Social Function | 26.6 ± 33.7 | 18.9 ± 25.8 | 0.40 | |||
Role Emotional | 50.0 ± 39.8 | 29.8 ± 39.9 | 0.21 | |||
Mental Health | 35.5 ± 21.4 | 16.6 ± 21.5 | 0.03* | |||
C. Differences in HRQOL with respect to combined characteristics. Data are expressed as mean ± SD; *p < 0.05. PCS: Physical Component Summary; MCS: Mental Component Summary; AFL: atrial flutter | ||||||
Recurrent AFL + ≤500 ms cycle + structural heart disease (n = 12) | 1st episode AFL + >500 ms cycle + no structural heart disease (n = 4) | p | ||||
Physical Function | 38.7 ± 24.1 | 12.5 ± 17.1 | 0.03 | |||
Physical Role | 60.4 ± 40.5 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.02* | |||
Bodily Pain | 6.3 ± 28.8 | −6.5 ± 37.2 | 0.57 | |||
General Health | 24.1 ± 20.5 | 10.5 ± 17.0 | 0.41 | |||
Vitality | 31.2 ± 28.0 | 16.2 ± 26.2 | 0.34 | |||
Social Function | 21.9 ± 28.2 | 23.1 ± 21.7 | 0.75 | |||
Emotional Role | 33.3 ± 44.9 | 41.7 ± 50.0 | 0.94 | |||
Mental Health | 21.3 ± 24.6 | 23.0 ± 18.3 | 0.94 | |||
PCS | 35.4 ± 27.7 | −8.2 ± 22.2 | 0.02* | |||
MCS | 20.2 ± 38.3 | 40.4 ± 38.3 | 0.41 | |||