Table 3.

IWQOL-Lite and SF-36 Scores by gender and number of comorbidities.

HRQOL Scale	Gender	Comorbid Conditions				Unadjusted Sig			Adjusted Sig1
		0	1	2	3+	Gender	Cond	Int	Gender	Cond	Int
Physical Function	Women	36.2 ± 21.4 (124)	30.7 ± 18.8 (203)	27.2 ± 18.5 (184)	21.6 ± 17.5 (162)	.089	<.001	.307	.010	.019	.329
	Men	39.8 ± 23.3 (15)	31.1 ± 18.4 (34)	28.0 ± 22.2 (34)	30.4 ± 20.1 (37)
Self-Esteem	Women	21.3 ± 20.9 (124)	23.4 ± 21.9 (204)	20.4 ± 18.1 (184)	19.1 ± 20.6 (162)	<.001	.359	.039	<.001	.761	.018
	Men	26.9 ± 19.7 (15)	32.8 ± 22.1 (34)	35.7 ± 23.2 (34)	41.3 ± 24.5 (37)
Sexual Life	Women	47.5 ± 32.0 (114)	45.5 ± 32.2 (190)	41.3 ± 29.8 (160)	31.7 ± 31.1 (144)	.002	.006	.404	.001	.018	.400
	Men	53.8 ± 31.8 (15)	51.0 ± 30.5 (32)	60.0 ± 29.0 (33)	43.4 ± 27.9 (36)
Public Distress	Women	40.7 ± 23.5 (124)	37.6 ± 23.0 (204)	38.3 ± 24.6 (184)	32.0 ± 24.3 (162)	.034	.524	.522	.073	.263	.404
	Men	43.3 ± 20.1 (15)	39.7 ± 22.0 (33)	44.1 ± 24.2 (34)	42.8 ± 28.1 (37)
Work	Women	51.9 ± 26.2 (123)	48.1 ± 27.8 (200)	44.4 ± 25.0 (183)	39.3 ± 28.0 (161)	.004	.267	.270	.004	.299	.310
	Men	58.8 ± 17.8 (15)	49.4 ± 24.3 (34)	53.1 ± 27.4 (34)	54.2 ± 23.4 (37)
IWQOL-Lite Total	Women	36.9 ± 18.1 (124)	34.2 ± 17.6 (204)	31.3 ± 15.5 (184)	26.2 ± 16.8 (162)	<.001	.132	.161	<.001	.175	.188
	Men	41.7 ± 16.8 (15)	38.1 ± 17.7 (34)	39.6 ± 17.2 (34)	39.6 ± 18.6 (37)
PCS	Women	37.2 ± 5.9 (124)	35.6 ± 5.9 (204)	33.9 ± 6.0 (184)	33.1 ± 5.9 (162)	.010	.000	.955	.002	.005	.959
	Men	38.3 ± 7.0 (15)	37.4 ± 5.7 (34)	35.4 ± 7.1 (34)	35.3 ± 7.3 (37)
MCS	Women	40.7 ± 6.7 (124)	40.8 ± 7.0 (204)	41.0 ± 6.6 (184)	39.2 ± 7.2 (162)	.015	.007	.034	.087	.003	.019
	Men	42.0 ± 3.6 (15)	39.9 ± 5.3 (34)	45.3 ± 8.8 (34)	41.7 ± 6.9 (37)

¹Adjusted for BMI, age and marital status; Sig = significance; Cond = Comorbid Condition; Int = Interaction Shaded areas represent statistical significance (p < .01)