Table 3.

Correlation between the mean QoL scores and clinical variables

	MLHFQ total score	EQ‐5D‐3L health score	KCCQ overall score
Age	−0.164	0.110	0.095
Gender	0.078	0.025	−0.069
NYHA class	0.588**	−0.436**	−0.613**
BMI	−0.019	−0.110	−0.008
LVEF	−0.172*	−0.095	0.074
Systolic BP	−0.065	−0.001	0.079
Heart rate	0.111	−0.138	−0.174*
eGFR	0.058	−0.083	−0.030
BNP	0.069	0.083	−0.071
Co‐morbidities	0.036	−0.040	−0.088

BMI, body mass index (kg/m²); BNP, B‐type natriuretic peptide; BP, blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; EQ‐5D‐3L, EuroQoL 5D‐3L; KCCQ, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MLHFQ, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire; NYHA, New York Heart Association; QoL, quality of life.

^* Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two‐tailed).

^** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two‐tailed).