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Table 2 Mean change in QoLa by sex after 5-years of intervention

From: Five-year effect of community-based intervention Hartslag Limburg on quality of life: A longitudinal cohort study

Quality of Life

Men

Women

 

Intervention

Reference

Adj difference b (95% CI) c

Intervention

Reference

Adj difference b (95% CI) c

PFa

-0.6

-1.7

0.7 (-1.0 to 2.4)

-1.6

-2.3

0.7 (-1.1 to 2.5)

SFa

-0.9

-0.1

-0.9 (-3.3 to 1.5)

-0.9

3.4

-4.3* (-6.9 -1.7)

RPa

-2.0

0.3

-2.7 (-6.7 to 1.3)

-3.7

0.4

-4.1 (-8.7 to 0.6)

REa

-1.0

0.3

-1.2 (-5.0 to 2.6)

-0.4

0.0

-0.3 (-4.7 to 4.0)

MHa

-0.5

1.0

-1.5 (-3.1 to 0.2)

0.0

1.5

-1.6 (-3.3 to 0.2)

VTa

-0.4

0.0

-0.5 (-2.4 to 1.5)

-0.5

2.5

-3.0* (-4.9 to -1.1)

BPa

-1.6

-3.6

1.7 (-0.8 to 4.3)

-2.4

0.4

-2.8* (-5.5 to -0.2)

GHa

-2.6

-3.7

0.9 (-0.9 to 2.6)

-2.8

-2.3

-0.8 (-2.5 to 1.0)

MCSa

-0.2

0.7

-0.8 (-1.8 to 0.3)

0.2

1.3

-1.1 (-2.3 to 0.1)

PCSa

-0.7

-1.3

0.5 (-0.4 to 1.4)

-1.2

-0.7

-0.6 (-1.5 to 0.4)

  1. *Difference between intervention and reference group (p < 0.05) (bolded).
  2. a QoL, quality of life; PF, physical functioning; SF, social functioning; RP, role limitations physical; RE, role limitations emotional; MH, general mental health; VT, vitality; BP, bodily pain; GH, General health perception; MCS, Mental Health Composite score of RAND-36; PCS, Physical Health Composite score of RAND-36. between baseline and follow-up, and the mean of baseline and follow-up of the variable under study.
  3. b Adjusted difference in change between the intervention and the reference group for age, level of education, presence of self reported diseases (myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer, diabetes mellitus) at baseline (1998), occurrence of diseases (myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer, diabetes mellitus)
  4. c 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.