Table 4 Association between the psychological health domain of WHOQOL and weight change status, demographic factors, education level, cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular events

Weight change (ref: gained)

  Lost weight

8.618

7.311

7.411

0.0045

0.0268

0.0261

  No change

7.565

7.580

7.371

0.0037

0.0068

0.0095

Age, years

0.288

0.327

0.332

0.0106

0.0087

0.0082

Gender (ref : women)

  Men

2.791

1.985

1.813

0.2444

0.5026

0.5489

Marital Status (ref :other)

  Married

2.957

4.174

4.182

0.2375

0.1270

0.1325

Education level (ref: primary)

  Secondary

4.126

2.707

2.765

0.0578

0.2459

0.2476

  Tertiary

7.835

7.634

7.526

0.0204

0.0333

0.0376

Smoking status (ref: current)

  Ex-smokers

-1.483

-1.501

0.6928

0.6910

  Never-smokers

1.696

1.217

0.6771

0.7694

Hypertension (ref: yes)

  No

0.536

0.675

0.8314

0.7902

Cholesterol problems (ref: yes)

  No

3.342

3.158

0.1778

0.2067

Ischemic Heart Disease (ref: yes)

  No

1.306

0.7121

Acute Myocardial Infarction (ref: yes)

  No

-2.603

0.5509

Angina pectoris (ref : yes)

  No

-0.437

0.8739