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Table 3 Association between religiosity measures and clinically meaningful increase in generic and disease specific HRQOL among survivors of acute coronary syndrome after 1 to 6 months for hospital discharge

From: Religious practices and changes in health-related quality of life after hospital discharge for an acute coronary syndrome

Religiosity Measures

Clinically meaningful increase in MCS-QOL

Clinically meaningful increase in PCS-QOL

Clinically meaningful increase in SAQ-QOL

Unadjusted model

OR (95% CI)

Fully adjusted modela

OR (95% CI)

Unadjusted model

OR (95% CI)

Fully adjusted modela

OR (95% CI)

Unadjusted model

OR (95% CI)

Fully adjusted modela

OR (95% CI)

Strength and comfort from religion

 A great deal

1.67 (1.15–2.44)

1.47 (0.97–2.21)

0.92 (0.63–1.32)

1.06 (0.70–1.59)

1.01 (0.67–1.50)

0.95 (0.61–1.48)

 Little/Some

1.19 (0.80–1.76)

1.14 (0.76–1.72)

1.12 (0.76–1.65)

1.17 (0.78–1.74)

0.77 (0.50–1.19)

0.74 (0.48–1.15)

 None

Ref

Ref

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Petition Prayers for health

 Yes

1.25 (0.97–1.60)

1.06 (0.80–1.39)

0.99 (0.76–1.27)

1.16 (0.88–1.54)

1.55 (1.16–2.07)

1.49 (1.09–2.04)

 No

Ref

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Intercessory Prayers for health

 Yes

1.50 (1.00–2.23)

1.31 (0.87–1.99)

1.57 (1.04–2.37)

1.72 (1.12–2.63)

1.52 (0.95–2.43)

1.44 (0.88–2.33)

 No

Ref

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  1. aAdjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, perceived stress, symptoms of depression and anxiety, length of index hospitalization, type of ACS, GRACE-risk score, receipt of reperfusion therapy, referral for cardiac rehabilitation, and study sites
  2. Bold text: Statistically significant results from the fully adjusted regression models