Table 2. Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire domain scores according to multimorbidity group.
| Domain | Elderly/AF, N = 1,048 | Metabolic, N = 1,129 | Young, N = 1,759 | Ischemic, N = 1,261 | Lean diabetic, N = 1,283 | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical limitation | 71 (50, 92) | 79 (58, 92) | 75 (55, 92) | 71 (50, 88) | 67 (46, 88) | <0.001* |
| Symptom stability | 50 (50, 75) | 50 (50, 75) | 50 (50, 75) | 50 (50, 75) | 50 (50, 75) | <0.001* |
| Symptom frequency | 75 (52, 92) | 75 (50, 94) | 75 (56, 94) | 75 (52, 92) | 69 (40, 88) | <0.001* |
| Symptom burden | 75 (58, 100) | 83 (58, 100) | 83 (58, 100) | 75 (58, 92) | 75 (50, 92) | <0.001* |
| Total symptom score | 76 (53, 94) | 77 (54, 94) | 77 (58, 94) | 75 (55, 92) | 71 (46, 90) | <0.001* |
| Self-efficacy score | 63 (50, 75) | 75 (50, 88) | 75 (50, 88) | 75 (50, 88) | 75 (50, 88) | <0.001* |
| Quality of life score | 58 (42, 75) | 58 (42, 83) | 58 (42, 83) | 58 (42, 75) | 58 (33, 75) | <0.001* |
| Social limitation score | 67 (31, 94) | 75 (50, 100) | 75 (42, 100) | 69 (38, 92) | 58 (25, 88) | <0.001* |
| Overall summary score | 67 (49, 85) | 71 (52, 86) | 72 (51, 86) | 69 (48, 83) | 62 (42, 81) | <0.001* |
| Clinical summary score | 72 (53, 90) | 76 (57, 92) | 76 (57, 91) | 72 (54, 88) | 68 (46, 85) | <0.001* |
*Significant after Benjamini–Hochberg correction using a false discovery rate of 0.05.
AF, atrial fibrillation.