Table 2.
Cross-sectional construct validity - correlations (Pearson) between VascuQoL and SF-36 scale scores
| VascuQoL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SF-36 |
Total score |
Pain |
Activities |
Symptoms |
Emotional |
Social |
| PF |
0.65** |
0.52** |
0.69** |
0.54** |
0.49** |
0.61** |
| |
n = 198 |
n = 200 |
n = 199 |
n = 200 |
n = 199 |
n = 199 |
| |
0.83** |
0.74** |
0.86** |
0.72** |
0.73** |
0.73** |
| |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
| RP |
0.53** |
0.47** |
0.51** |
0.48** |
0.42** |
0.48** |
| |
n = 195 |
n = 197 |
n = 196 |
n = 197 |
n = 196 |
n = 196 |
| |
0.70** |
0.62** |
0.66** |
0.62** |
0.65** |
0.69** |
| |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
| BP |
0.67** |
0.62** |
0.62** |
0.57** |
0.58** |
0.49** |
| |
n = 196 |
n = 198 |
n = 197 |
n = 197 |
n = 197 |
n = 197 |
| |
0.73** |
0.78** |
0.67** |
0.69** |
0.66** |
0.57** |
| |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
| GH |
0.49** |
0.36** |
0.43** |
0.38** |
0.50** |
0.44** |
| |
n = 196 |
n = 198 |
n = 197 |
n = 198 |
n = 197 |
n = 197 |
| |
0.50** |
0.41** |
0.47** |
0.45** |
0.54** |
0.40** |
| |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
| VT |
0.61** |
0.49** |
0.51** |
0.55** |
0.56** |
0.49** |
| |
n = 197 |
n = 199 |
n = 198 |
n = 199 |
n = 198 |
n = 198 |
| |
0.65** |
0.57** |
0.59** |
0.60** |
0.67** |
0.53** |
| |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
| SF |
0.34** |
0.21** |
0.19** |
0.29** |
0.41** |
0.43** |
| |
n = 197 |
n = 199 |
n = 198 |
n = 199 |
n = 198 |
n = 198 |
| |
0.65** |
0.51** |
0.60** |
0.60* |
0.66** |
0.66** |
| |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
| RE |
0.47** |
0.37** |
0.38** |
0.41** |
0.46** |
0.41** |
| |
n = 196 |
n = 198 |
n = 197 |
n = 198 |
n = 197 |
n = 197 |
| |
0.69** |
0.60** |
0.63** |
0.60** |
0.69** |
0.72** |
| |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
| MH |
0.58** |
0.40** |
0.41** |
0.49** |
0.68** |
0.49** |
| |
n = 197 |
n = 199 |
n = 198 |
n = 199 |
n = 198 |
n = 198 |
| |
0.62** |
0.52** |
0.52** |
0.54** |
0.70** |
0.58** |
| |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
n = 127 |
| PCS |
0.59 |
0.53** |
0.64** |
0.50** |
0.40** |
0.52** |
| |
n = 192 |
n = 194 |
n = 193 |
n = 194 |
n = 193 |
n = 193 |
| |
0.79** |
0.74** |
0.80** |
0.71** |
0.68** |
0.66** |
| |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
| MCS |
0.49** |
0.31** |
0.28** |
0.42** |
0.60** |
0.45** |
| |
n = 192 |
n = 194 |
n = 193 |
n = 194 |
n = 193 |
n = 193 |
| |
0.57** |
0.45** |
0.46** |
0.49** |
0.65** |
0.58** |
| |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
n = 126 |
|
ABI |
0.27** |
0.15 |
0.22** |
0.29** |
0.24** |
0.26** |
| |
n = 143 |
n = 145 |
n = 144 |
n = 145 |
n = 144 |
n = 144 |
| |
0.09 |
0.17 |
0.10 |
0.12 |
0.01 |
0.11 |
| n = 112 | n = 112 | n = 112 | n = 112 | n = 112 | n = 112 | |
Correlations at six-months follow-up in italics (n = 121).
** Correlations are significant at the 0.01 level, (two-tailed test).
PF = physical functioning; RP = role physical; BP = bodily pain; GH = general health; VT = vitality; SF = social functioning; RE = role emotional; MH = mental health; PCS = physical health summary; MCS = mental health summary and ABI = ankle-brachial-index.