Table 5.
Influence of demographic characteristics, clinical factors and comorbidities on global MacNew QoL scores
| Variable | MacNew: Global QoL
|
Comparison result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | Me (Q1; Q3) | Min–Max | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 4.62±0.81 | 4.69 (3.90; 5.25) | 2.97–6.05 | P=0.047a |
| Single | 4.25±0.82 | 4.40 (3.72; 4.80) | 2.25–5.88 | |
| Education | ||||
| Primary | 4.29±0.89 | 4.15 (3.62; 5.00) | 2.72–6.05 | P=0.728b |
| Vocational | 4.39±0.78 | 4.59 (3.85; 5.52) | 2.25–5.52 | |
| High school | 4.51±0.88 | 4.61 (3.85; 5.15) | 2.60–5.90 | |
| University | 4.63±0.69 | 4.59 (4.08; 5.09) | 3.72–5.78 | |
| Living | ||||
| With family | 4.47±0.87 | 4.25 (3.82; 5.15) | 2.72–6.05 | P=0.654a |
| Alone | 4.34±0.76 | 4.59 (3.90; 4.90) | 2.25–5.28 | |
| ACS type | ||||
| STEMI | 4.48±0.82 | 4.53 (3.83; 5.15) | 2.60–5.83 | |
| NSTEMI | 4.45±0.84 | 4.65 (3.93; 4.98) | 2.25–6.05 | STEMI vs NSTEMI |
| UA | 4.19±0.88 | 3.90 (3.53; 4.68) | 3.13–5.68 | P=0.587 |
| Treatment | ||||
| PCI | 4.56±0.82 | 4.66 (3.90; 5.15) | 2.25–6.05 | |
| CABG | 4.35±0.63 | 4.55 (4.05; 4.80) | 3.10–5.15 | PCI vs CT |
| CT | 3.96±0.85 | 3.90 (3.36; 4.49) | 2.60–5.68 | P=0.043 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 4.61±0.78 | 4.73 (3.95; 5.21) | 3.38–5.90 | |
| Arterial hypertension | 4.34±0.83 | 4.41 (3.80; 4.93) | 2.25–6.05 | |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 4.42±0.69 | 4.55 (3.89; 4.95) | 3.10–5.78 | |
| Renal insufficiency | 4.30±0.80 | 4.16 (3.83; 4.90) | 2.73–5.68 | |
| COPD | 4.22±1.22 | 4.26 (3.31; 5.30) | 2.25–5.88 | |
| History of CVA | 3.98±1.07 | 3.99 (2.98; 4.70) | 2.60–5.58 | |
Notes:
a
Mann–Whitney U-test,
b
Kruskal–Wallis test. Data in bold indicates statistical significance.
Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary syndrome; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CT, conservative therapy; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; M, Mean; Max, the value of the largest; Me, median; Min, the smallest value; NSTEMI, no ST elevation acute coronary syndrome; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; Q1, lower quartile (25th percentile); Q3, the upper quartile (75th percentile); SD, standard deviation; STEMI, ST elevation myocardial infarction; UA, unstable angina.