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Table 2 Correlation between questions or domains of quality of life questionnaires and evaluated risk factors

From: Factors influencing quality of life in patients followed in the neurosonology laboratory for carotid stenosis

 

WHO-QOL BREF

EQ-5D-3 L

Q1

Q2

DOM1

DOM2

DOM3

DOM4

DOM1

DOM2

DOM3

DOM4

DOM5

Health status

Agea

−0.011

−0.013

− 0.124*

−0.088

− 0.066

0.099

0.127*

0.101

0.118*

0.086

0.022

−0.081

Genderb

0.249

0.074

0.938

0.607

0.020

0.974

0.050

0.064

0.043

0.301

0.015

0.055

Spouseb

0.020

0.070

0.090

0.777

0.350

0.340

0.031

0.417

0.836

0.026

0.304

0.651

Living alonec

0.002

0.108

0.014

0.507

0.154

0.045

0.066

0.799

0.262

0.014

0.040

0.344

Educationa

0.266*

0.104

0.255*

0.195*

0.129*

0.227*

−0.190*

−0.096

− 0.143*

− 0.180*

− 0.080

0.172*

Arterial hypertensionb

0.639

0.889

0.376

0.768

0.321

0.536

0.060

0.336

0.061

0.465

0.457

0.429

Diabetes mellitusb

0.642

0.052

0.106

0.912

0.108

0.351

0.102

0.052

0.253

0.098

0.228

0.006

Hyperlipidemiab

0.691

0.463

0.053

0.222

0.851

0.434

0.057

0.616

0.108

0.472

0.927

0.464

Coronary heart diseaseb

0.411

0.529

0.087

0.925

0.507

0.204

0.108

0.514

0.618

0.054

0.727

0.228

Atrial fibrillationb

0.186

0.423

0.837

0.146

0.986

0.137

0.915

0.733

0.935

0.778

0.323

0.852

Myocardial infarctionb

0.529

0.778

0.551

0.574

0.591

0.116

0.622

0.303

0.142

0.492

0.105

0.544

Other heart diseaseb

0.315

0.611

0.877

0.192

0.154

0.059

0.954

0.701

0.890

0.571

0.521

0.727

Stroke/TIAb

0.102

0.726

0.166

0.444

0.212

0.664

0.452

0.810

0.379

0.529

0.120

0.315

Carotid endarterectomyb

0.055

0.782

0.946

0.343

0.095

0.403

0.253

0.269

0.704

0.415

0.318

0.661

CABGb

0.649

0.218

0.729

0.248

0.832

0.752

0.073

0.516

0.804

0.454

0.248

0.106

Surgery for PADb

0.051

0.441

0.173

0.229

0.778

0.301

0.337

0.435

0.505

0.309

0.051

0.204

Carotid artery stentingb

0.793

0.660

0.425

0.860

0.780

0.766

0.580

0.109

0.119

0.381

0.444

0.748

Coronary artery stentingb

0.623

0.869

0.611

0.980

0.750

0.224

0.183

0.825

0.430

0.903

0.960

0.256

Smokingb

0.581

0.799

0.824

0.595

0.539

0.265

0.074

0.401

0.699

0.827

0.197

0.463

Alcohol abuseb

0.555

0.164

0.099

0.581

0.829

0.256

0.268

0.133

0.213

0.115

0.615

0.700

Body mass indexa

0.023

−0.036

−0.060

0.039

0.065

0.014

0.137*

−0.061

0.025

0.050

0.038

−0.027

Systolic blood pressurea

−0.117*

−0.148*

−0.138*

−0.154*

−0.112*

−0.109*

0.108*

0.110*

0.108*

0.085

0.096

−0.174*

Diastolic blood pressurea

−0.125*

− 0.192*

−0.150*

− 0.159*

−0.129*

− 0.112*

0.112*

0.130*

0.102

0.065

0.065

−0.172*

Visual pain scalea

−0.306*

−0.297*

− 0.637*

−0.432*

− 0.328*

−0.377*

0.445*

0.214*

0.338*

0.556*

0.360*

−0.441*

  1. Used method, value: a – Spearmann correlation, Spearman correlation coefficient (r); b – Mann-Whitney U-test, P value; c – Kruskal-Wallis test, P value; WHO-QOL BREF – World Health Organization Quality of Life short version; EQ-5D-3 L – the 3-item EuroQol-5D; TIA – transient ischemic attack; CABG – coronary artery bypass graft; PAD – peripheral artery disease; WHO-QOL: Q1 – overall perception of quality of life; Q2 – the overall perception of their health; DOM1 – physical health domain; DOM2 – psychological domain; DOM3 – social relationships domain; DOM4– environment domain; EQ-5D-3 L: DOM1 – mobility domain; DOM2 – self-care domain; DOM3– usual activities domain; DOM4 – pain/discomfort domain; DOM5– anxiety/depression domain; * - P < 0.05