Table 3 Association between the physical health domain of WHOQOL and weight change status, demographic factors, education level, cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular events

Weight change status (ref: gained weight)

  Lost weight

8.250

8.135

7.772

0.0077

0.0191

0.0269

  No change

7.857

7.109

6.789

0.0032

0.0157

0.0226

Age, years

0.074

0.113

0.116

0.5148

0.3843

0.3734

Gender (ref : women)

  Men

2.153

3.784

3.186

0.3785

0.2259

0.3170

Marital Status (ref : other)

  Married

3.753

4.407

4.487

0.1406

0.1232

0.1208

Education level (ref: primary)

  Secondary

3.249

3.039

3.466

0.1412

0.2135

0.1654

  Tertiary

8.308

10.056

10.551

0.0159

0.0078

0.0056

Smoking status (ref: current)

  No, ex-smokers

0.966

0.823

0.8063

0.8351

  No, never

4.054

3.729

0.3451

0.3932

Hypertension (ref: yes)

  No

1.831

1.597

0.4868

0.5461

Cholesterol problems (ref: yes)

  No

0.689

0.844

0.7905

0.7466

Ischemic Heart Disease (ref: yes)

  No

-4.653

0.2102

Acute Myocardial Infarction (ref: yes)

  No

-2821

0.5321

Angina pectoris (ref : yes)

  No

-0.854

0.7666