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Table 1 Descriptive statistics and comparison of HCS (N = 3118) and ARMHS (N = 1246) participants

From: Quality of life impact of cardiovascular and affective conditions among older residents from urban and rural communities

 

HCS

ARMHS

p

Overall

Demographic factors %

    

 Age Mean (SD)

66.17 (7.78)

66.10 (7.68)

.783

66.15 (7.75)

 Female

52.92

56.82

.020

54.03

 12 + years education

76.77

60.63

<.001

72.16

 Married/de facto

72.95

71.04

.209

72.41

 Retired

62.69

61.04

.314

62.22

Cardiovascular & affective conditions %

    

 Stroke

4.14

4.57

.508

4.26

 Heart attack

12.12

11.64

.680

11.98

 Any CVD

15.14

15.09

.999

15.12

 Depression/anxiety

20.97

23.84

.042

21.79

 CVD & depression

3.59

3.85

.369

3.67

Other health related indicators %

    

 Diabetes

11.10

11.96

.428

11.34

 Obese

34.96

31.65

.041

34.02

 Current smoker

7.66

10.13

.009

8.36

 High cholesterol

39.58

38.84

.681

39.37

 Hypertension

47.11

47.03

.973

47.09

 Social support Mean (SD)

0.01 (0.81)

0.01 (0.83)

.

0.01 (0.82)

Quality of life impairment Mean (SD)

    

 Physical

1.82 (0.47)

1.75 (0.47)

<.001

1.80 (0.47)

 standardized

0.20 (1.05)

0.03 (1.03)

 

0.16 (1.05)

 Psychological

2.04 (0.51)

1.84 (0.52)

<.001

1.99 (0.52)

 standardized

0.13 (1.01)

−0.28 (1.05)

 

0.01 (1.04)

Contextual factors Mean (SD)

    

 Remoteness

0.05 (0.12)

3.96 (3.08)

<.001

1.16 (2.41)

  1. Note: Reported statistics are based on pooled results (across multiple imputation datasets); CVD cardiovascular disease, ARMHS Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Study, HCS Hunter Community Study; quality of life impairment scores were standardized using normative means and standard deviations for the physical and psychological HRQoL domains reported in Allen et al. [39].
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