Table 3.

Correlations of patient variables with the PACIC among CVD patients (n = 1.570) and COPD patients (n = 917)

	Patient population
	CVD patients	COPD patients
Age	−0.117***	−0.111**
Gender (female)	0.008	0.016
Marital status (married)	0.017	0.042
Educational level (1–6)	−0.052	0.059
Quality of life
Physical Component Score	0.047	0.093**
Mental Component Score	−0.001	0.052
Depressive symptoms	−0.062*	−0.114***

Notes. *p < 0.05: **p < 0.01: ***p < 0.001 (two-tailed).

PACIC, Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care.

CVD, Cardio Vascular Diseases.

COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.