Table 2.
Mean SF-36 scores by sex and age in patients with and without heart failure
| Male (n = 242) | Female (n = 391) | Age (45 to 59 years) (n = 357) | Age (60 to 99 years) (n = 276) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF36 dimensions | No HF(n = 219) | HF(n = 23) | p-value | No HF(n = 355) | HF(n = 36) | p-value | No HF(n = 344) | HF(n = 13) | p-value | No HF(n = 230) | HF(n = 46) | p-value |
| Physical functioning | 95(75-100) | 55(23.7-81.2) | < 0.0001 | 80(55-95) | 55(30-80) | < 0.0001 | 90(65-95) | 60(22.5-77.5) | 0.001 | 80(55-95) | 55(25-80) | < 0.0001 |
| Physical health | 100(100-100) | 100(100-100) | -- | 100(100-100) | 100(100-100) | -- | 100(100-100) | 100(100-100) | -- | 100(100-100) | 100(100-100) | -- |
| Emotional health | 100(100-100) | 100(100-100) | -- | 100(100-100) | 100(100-100) | -- | 100(100-100) | 100(100-100) | -- | 100(100-100) | 100(100-100) | -- |
| Vitality | 80(60-90) | 67.5(38.7-85) | 0.05 | 60(45-85) | 60(40-80) | 0.571 | 70(45-85) | 50(32.5-67.5) | 0.037 | 75(50-90) | 70(45-80) | 0.215 |
| Mental Health | 84(72-96) | 80(68-96) | 0.455 | 76(52-88) | 68(52-96) | 0.987 | 76(52-96) | 70(51-80) | 0.086 | 80(60-92) | 80(57-96) | 0.891 |
| Social functioning | 100(75-100) | 93.7(59.4-100) | 0.228 | 100(62-100) | 88(50-100) | 0.419 | 100(75-100) | 87.5(68.7-100) | 0.582 | 100(62.5-100) | 88(50-100) | 0.260 |
| Bodily pain | 80(57-100) | 80(61-100) | 0.685 | 70(45-90) | 80(42.5-100) | 0.160 | 70(45-90) | 57.5(27.5-80) | 0.180 | 80(47.5-100) | 80(57.5-100) | 0.086 |
| General health perception | 70(55-85) | 67(45-75) | 0.058 | 70(50-85) | 68(45-80) | 0.568 | 70(55-80) | 50(25-70) | 0.027 | 70(55-85) | 70(46.2-80) | 0.265 |
| Overall SF-36 | 585(488.2-632) | 500.2(401.6-564.4) | 0.003 | 497.7(367.9-591.4) | 425(320.6-515.2) | 0.056 | 537.5(412-615) | 388(315-487.5) | 0.005 | 529(386-615) | 475(388.5-555) | 0.058 |
HF: heart failure; median (interquartile range) with Mann-Whitney test for non-parametric variables.