Table 3.
Fully Adjusteda Odds Ratio of Other Quality of Life Aspects According to ABI Categories
| Other QOL Aspects | ABI Categories (n) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <0.90 | 0.90 to 0.99 (426) | 1.00 to 1.09 (1234) | 1.10 to 1.19 (1900) | 1.20 to 1.29 (694) | ≥1.30 (459) | |
| No. Low QOL/Total ORb (95% CI) | No. Low QOL/Total OR (95% CI) | No. Low QOL/Total OR (95% CI) | Reference | No. Low QOL/Total OR (95% CI) | No. Low QOL/Total OR (95% CI) | |
| Physical activity | ||||||
| “Low” leisure‐time exercise |
230/402 1.34 (1.09‐1.64)c |
248/426 1.38 (0.98‐1.93) |
656/1234 1.21 (1.09‐1.35)c |
859/1900 1 |
299/694 1.01 (0.79‐1.30) |
191/459 0.95 (0.68‐1.32) |
| “Low” leisure‐time activity |
101/402 1.35 (1.21‐1.50)c |
103/426 1.26 (1.13‐1.40)c |
253/1234 1.15 (1.04‐1.26)c |
304/1900 1 |
80/694 0.74 (0.62‐0.88)c |
59/459 0.76 (0.60‐0.98)c |
| “Low” leisure‐time walk |
158/402 1.43 (1.25‐1.63)c |
162/426 1.38 (1.08‐1.76)c |
413/1234 1.24 (1.11‐1.39)c |
501/1900 1 |
163/694 0.94 (0.77‐1.14) |
110/459 0.93 (0.80‐1.08) |
| Mental health | ||||||
| Significant depressive symptoms |
46/402 1.51 (0.87‐2.62) |
35/426 1.19 (0.79‐1.81) |
91/1234 1.22 (0.98‐1.52) |
95/1900 1 |
24/694 0.79 (0.46‐1.34) |
19/459 0.91 (0.62‐1.32) |
| Feel hopeless |
55/402 1.13 (0.97‐1.31) |
56/426 1.20 (1.07‐1.33)c |
159/1234 1.32 (0.96‐1.80) |
165/1900 1 |
50/694 0.91 (0.63‐1.32) |
35/459 0.94 (0.53‐1.66) |
ABI indicates ankle‐brachial index; QOL, quality of life.
a
Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, education level, economic status, current smoking/drinking status, body mass index, total cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, history of coronary heart disease (CHD), heart failure, and stroke, lung disease, and reduced kidney function.
b
Logistic regression models were applied to assess the 5 binary other QOL aspects.
c
Indicates significant results.