Table 2 Gender differences in personality traits, coping strategies, and HRQoL dimensions
From: How gender-specific are predictors of post-MI HRQoL? A longitudinal study
Scale | Time 1 (n = 222) | Time 2 (n = 222) | Time 3 (n = 140) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M (SD) | min-max | F (p) | M (SD) | min-max | F (p) | M (SD) | min-max | F (p) | ||
Personality | ||||||||||
Anxiety trait | W | 25.14 ± 4.90 | 14–35 | 18.78 (<.001) | – | – | – | – | ||
M | 22.02 ± 4.67 | 10–36 | – | – | – | – | ||||
Anger trait | W | 25.07 ± 6.19 | 10–39 | 1.57 (.211) | – | – | – | – | ||
M | 23.88 ± 6.27 | 12–37 | – | – | – | – | ||||
Curiosity trait | W | 29.9 ± 3.98 | 21–38 | 4.26 (.040) | – | – | – | – | ||
M | 31.14 ± 3.95 | 18–40 | – | – | – | – | ||||
Optimism | W | 14.71 ± 3.77 | 6–24 | 1.19 (.277) | – | – | – | – | ||
M | 15.36 ± 3.98 | 4–24 | – | – | – | – | ||||
Coping strategies | ||||||||||
Reinterpretation | W | 35.44 ± 6.08 | 22–44 | 4.74 (.031) | 35.20 ± 5.25 | 23–46 | 5.91 (.016) | 35.62 ± 6.76 | 15–48 | 97.00 (.327) |
M | 33.18 ± 6.14 | 13–46 | 33.32 ± 5.84 | 14–47 | 34.47 ± 6.15 | 12–47 | ||||
Religion | W | 10.97 ± 3.3 | 4–16 | 30.13 (<.001) | 10.86 ± 3.34 | 4–16 | 24.11 (<.001) | 9.86 ± 4.09 | 4–16 | 2.38 (.125) |
M | 8.17 ± 3.38 | 4–16 | 8.31 ± 3.45 | 4–16 | 8.79 ± 3.62 | 4–16 | ||||
Humor | W | 10.28 ± 3.5 | 5–18 | 10.1 (.002) | 11 ± 3.22 | 6–17 | 4.38 (.038) | 11.00 ± 3.22 | 6–20 | 1.17 (.281) |
M | 12.04 ± 3.68 | 5–20 | 12.17 ± 3.84 | 5–20 | 12.17 ± 3.84 | 5–20 | ||||
Resignation | W | 7.58 ± 2.17 | 4–13 | 2.12 (.147) | 7.98 ± 2.24 | 4–13 | 4.47 (.036) | 7.62 ± 2.4 | 4–12 | 3.76 (.054) |
M | 7.12 ± 2.04 | 4–13 | 7.23 ± 2.29 | 4–13 | 6.87 ± 1.96 | 4–13 | ||||
Social support | W | 18.97 ± 5.04 | 10–31 | 2.08 (.151) | 19.88 ± 4.27 | 9–29 | 2.96 (.087) | 18.45 ± 4.43 | 9–28 | .04 (.842) |
M | 17.93 ± 4.64 | 8–30 | 18.6 6 ± 4.8 | 8–30 | 18.3 ± 4.16 | 8–29 | ||||
Problem solving | W | 23.69 ± 5.41 | 11–36 | .30 (.584) | 24.51 ± 4.5 | 14–33 | 1.05 (.307) | 23.38 ± 5.42 | 11–34 | .52 (.472) |
M | 23.22 ± 5.78 | 9–35 | 23.7 ± 5.43 | 9–36 | 24.06 ± 4.97 | 9–33 | ||||
Substance use | W | 4.88 ± 1.98 | 4–14 | .96 (.330) | 5.12 ± 2.25 | 4–12 | 1.31 (.255) | 4.67 ± 1.9 | 4–12 | 1.25 (.214) |
M | 5.18 ± 2 | 4–13 | 5.53 ± 2.44 | 4–12 | 5.11 ± 2.01 | 4–13 | ||||
HRQoL dimensions | ||||||||||
Physical (symptoms) | Mdn; IQR | min-max | U (p) | Mdn; IQR | min-max | U (p) | Mdn; IQR | min-max | U (p) | |
W | 3; 1–6 | 0–15 | 6121.5 (<.001) | 2; 0–5 | 0–13 | 5777.5 (.015) | 3; 0–6 | 0–16 | 2284.5 (.288) | |
M | 1; 0–4 | 0–14 | 0; 0–3.5 | 0–14 | 1; 0–5.75 | 0–12 | ||||
Mental (discomfort) | W | 5; 3–7 | 0–17 | 6340.5 (<.001) | 4; 1–7 | 0–14 | 6039 (.003) | 3; 1–6 | 0–18 | 2378 (.142) |
M | 2; 1–5 | 0–17 | 1; 0–4.5 | 0–17 | 2;0–6 | 0–16 | ||||