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Table 3 Mean change in QoL among low and moderate-high SESa groups after 5-years of intervention

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

QoL

Low SES a

Moderate or high SES a

 

Baseline

I a

(n = 1239)

Baseline

R a

(n = 401)

Mean change

I a

Mean change

R a

Adj. diff b

(95% CI) c

Baseline

I a

(n = 1117)

Baseline

R a

(n = 357)

Mean change

I a

Mean change

R a

Adj diff b

(95% CI) c

PFa

83.8 (18.6)

85

(20.1)

-0.9

-3.1

1.9*

(0.0 to 3.8)

90.9 (13.4)

90.6 (13.7)

-1.2

-0.8

-0.7

(-2.3 to 0.8)

SFa

84.8 (21.6)

84.2 (21.2)

0.2

1.9

-1.9

(-4.4 to 0.6)

88.9

(18)

88.2 (18.1)

-2.1

1.6

-3.6*

(-6.1 to -1.2)

RFa

80.7

(34)

81.1 (34.1)

-2.2

-0.9

-1.8

(-6.2 to 2.6)

86.9 (29.6)

84.3 (28.8)

-3.4

1.7

-5.3*

(-9.6 to -1.0)

REa

86

(31)

87.9 (28.1)

0.0

-1.4

1.3

(-2.8 to 5.3)

89.2 (27.3)

88.4 (27.2)

-1.6

1.8

-3.2

(-7.4 to 0.9)

MHa

74.2 (17.4)

75.3

(15.8)

0.2

0.4

-0.2

(-2.0 to 1.5)

78.2 (14.8)

78.7 (13.1)

-0.8

2.3

-3.0*

(-4.7 to -1.3)

VTa

64.7 (18.8)

65.6 (17.1)

-0.2

0.3

-0.6

(-2.5 to 1.4)

68

(17.2)

68.4 (16.4)

-0.7

2.4

-3.2*

(-5.1 to -1.3)

BPa

79.5 (23.7)

79.5 (22.6)

-1.8

-1.1

-0.7

(-3.4 to 1.9)

85.1 (20.3)

85

(17.4)

-2.3

-1.8

-0.6

(-3.1 to 2.0)

GHa

66.8 (18.1)*

68.9 (17.9)

-2.8

-3.1

0.0

(-1.7 to 1.8)

71.2 (16.8)*

73.2

(15)

-2.7

-2.8

0.0

(-1.8 to 1.8)

MCSa

49.7 (10.1)

50.0

(9.2)

0.4

0.6

-0.2

(-1.3 to 0.9)

50.9

(8.9)

50.9

(8.7)

-0.4

1.5

-1.8*

(-2.9 to -0.6)

PCSa

49.2

(8.7)

49.4

(9.1)

-0.9

-1.0

0.0

(-0.9 to 1.0)

51.7

(7.4)

51.6

(7.3)

-1.0

-0.9

-0.2

(-1.1 to 0.7)

  1. *Difference between intervention and reference group (p < 0.05) (bolded).
  2. a SES, socio-economic status; QoL, quality of life; I, Intervention region; R, Reference region; 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.
  3. b Adjusted difference in change between the intervention and the reference group for age, gender, presence of diseases (myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer, diabetes mellitus) at baseline (1998), occurrence of diseases (myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer, diabetes mellitus) and between baseline and follow-up, and the mean of baseline and follow-up of the variable under study.
  4. c 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.