Table 2.

The effect of TFI and socioclinical factors on perceived QoL

Variable		Multivariate analysis*				Univariate analysis
		Correlation coefficient		p**
Regression parameter	95% CI		p	Mean (SD)	Median (quartiles)
Physical components		−0.172	−0.277	−0.067	0.002	−0.452		<0.001
Psychological components		−0.089	−0.262	0.085	0.313	−0.025		0.806
Social components		−0.071	−0.266	0.124	0.47	−0.17		0.091
Age		−0.008	−0.025	0.01	0.381	−0.191		0.058
Number of hospitalisztions due to CVD in the last year		−0.063	−0.186	0.059	0.308	−0.227		0.023
Illness duration		0.002	−0.017	0.021	0.831	−0.161		0.11
TFI	No frailty	Ref. item				4.1 (0.55)	4 (4–4)	0.003
Frailty	0.345	−0.141	0.831	0.162	3.58 (0.71)	4 (3–4)
Gender	Male	Ref. item				3.82 (0.72)	4 (3–4)	0.008
Female	−0.182	−0.47	0.106	0.212	3.46 (0.64)	3 (3–4)

Notes: *Adjusted to marital status, education, professional status, place of residence, comorbidities, medication, smoking. **Mann-Whitney test/Kruskal-Wallis test.

Abbreviations: TFI, Tilburg Frailty Indicator; SD, standard deviation; CI, confidence interval; ref., referral; QoL, quality of life.