Table 2 SF-12 domain scores by patient characteristics
From: Quality of life among patients with cardiac disease: the impact of comorbid depression
Variable | QOL: Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
PCS | MCS | |
Sex | ||
 Male | 32.7 (8.60) | 47.6 (10.07) |
 Female | 30.6 (7.64) | 43.5 (10.13) |
Age group (years) | ||
  < 35 | 37.2 (9.86) | 43.5 (15.01) |
 35–44 | 35.2 (8.53) | 44.6 (11.43) |
 45–54 | 34.0 (7.36) | 44.8 (9.84) |
 55–64 | 32.0 (8.84) | 45.4 (10.74) |
 65–74 | 29.9 (7.72) | 45.7 (9.61) |
  ≥ 75 | 30.3 (7.18) | 45.9 (9.61) |
Ethnicity | ||
 Afro | 33.7 (8.17) | 47.9 (9.89) |
 Indo | 30.7 (7.78) | 44.7 (10.34) |
 Other | 33.6 (10.62) | 45.1 (10.21) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | ||
  < 3 | 35.4 (8.18) | 46.4 (11.34) |
 3–4 | 30.8 (8.27) | 44.7 (9.85) |
 5–6 | 28.8 (6.24) | 45.9 (9.63) |
 7+ | 26.4 (3.53) | 44.7 (10.70) |