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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 15.
Published in final edited form as: JACC Heart Fail. 2018 Jun;6(6):465–473. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2018.02.002

TABLE 2.

Distribution of KCCQ-os Score by Patient Subgroup (N = 3,494)

Age, yrs
  <40 61.2 ± 26.1 62.5 (40.1, 85.9)
  40–64 61.9 ± 25.0 63.9 (43.8, 83.3)
  65–80 66.5 ± 22.6 68.8 (50.0, 84.9)
  >80 63.4 ± 23.7 64.6 (44.8, 83.9)

Sex
  Male 65.9 ± 23.7 68.8 (47.9, 85.4)
  Female 60.3 ± 23.8 61.5 (43.8, 80.2)

Race
  White 64.9 ± 23.4 67.7 (47.9, 84.4)
  Black 60.5 ± 25.2 61.2 (41.7, 82.3)
  Hispanic 59.1 ± 21.0 58.3 (43.8, 75.0)

Insurance status
  Managed care 68.2 ± 24.1 71.9 (51.6, 88.5)
  Private insurance 70.2 ± 22.1 73.4 (55.7, 88.5)
  Medicare 63.7 ± 23.3 65.1 (46.4, 82.3)
  Medicaid 56.1 ± 24.6 54.2 (38.5, 76.6)

Highest level of education
  Less than high school 58.3 ± 23.2 57.3 (41.7, 76.6)
  High school 62.5 ± 24.0 64.6 (44.8, 81.8)
  Some college 65.3 ± 24.2 67.7 (46.9, 85.9)
  4-yr college 67.8 ± 22.9 71.1 (51.3, 87.5)
  Graduate or other professional degree 69.8 ± 22.2 75.0 (53.4, 87.5)

Total household income
  <$25,000 57.1 ± 23.2 56.3 (40.6, 75.0)
  $25,000–$49,999 63.1 ± 24.2 66.1 (44.3, 83.3)
  $50,000–$74,999 68.8 ± 22.6 71.9 (53.1, 87.5)
  $75,000–$99,999 69.9 ± 22.6 75.0 (56.3, 87.5)
  $100,000–$149,999 73.5 ± 20.9 77.1 (58.9, 92.2)
  $150,00 or More 74.6 ± 21.0 83.3 (62.5, 89.6)

Employment status
  Working full-time 74.6 ± 21.9 80.2 (62.5, 91.7)
  Working part-time 70.7 ± 22.6 77.1 (57.3, 88.5)
  Disability for medical reasons 52.9 ± 23.7 52.1 (34.9, 70.8)
  Not employed for other reasons 65.9 ± 22.6 68.8 (49.0, 84.4)

Values are mean ± SD and median (Q1, Q3).

KCCQ-os = Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire-overall summary score.