Women with coronary artery disease report worse health-related quality of life outcomes compared to men

Table 3 Risk-Adjusted Mean SAQ Scores by Sex.

Variable	Exertional Capacity		Anginal Stability		Anginal Frequency		Treatment Satisfaction		Quality of life
Treatment	Mean Score	95% lower and upper Cl	Mean Score	95% lower and upper Cl	Mean Score	95% lower and upper Cl	Mean Score	95% lower and upper Cl	Mean Score	95% lower and upper Cl
Men	75.92	74.9–76.9	81.76	80.7–82.8	88.79	88.0–89.6	88.59	87.9–89.3	77.36	76.5–78.2
Women	61.43	59.4–63.5	77.98	75.9–80.0	82.06	80.5–83.6	86.39	85.1–87.7	69.90	68.2–71.6
Mean Difference	14.49	p < 001	3.79	p = 0.001	6.73	p < 0.001	2.19	p = 0.005	7.46	p < 0.001

The mean SAQ scores are risk adjusted for sex, age, renal insufficiency, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, pulmonary disease, liver/gastrointestinal disease, malignancy, congestive heart failure, prior myocardial infarction, prior thrombolytic therapy, coronary anatomy, extent of coronary stenosis, and left ventricular ejection fraction.

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