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. 2020 Nov 6;20:1596. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09639-9

Table 5.

Other QoL measures rather than SF / RAND, as predictor of all-cause mortality

Author (Year) Comparison Effect estimate (95% CI)
Core CDC Healthy Days Measures (HRQOL-4) (General Health) categorised
 Brown et al. 2015a [38] HR, Excellent vs. Poor 0.24 (0.21–0.27)
 Dominick et al. 2002a [44] RR, Excellent vs. Poor 0.24 (0.17–0.33)
WHO QOL – BREF (Overall)
 Kao et al. 2005 [54] RR, 1-point change 0.99 (0.77–1.26)
 Murray et al. 2011 [63] HR, 1-tertile increase 0.84 (0.67–1.05)
WHO QOL (Categorised)
 Gomez-Olive et al. 2014a [25] HR, Highest vs. Lowest 0.61
 Razzaque et al. 2014a [69] RR, Good vs. Bad

0.26 (0.16–0.41) men

0.30 (0.10–0.86) women

Psychological General Well-being (PGWB) (Global Score) continuous
 Nilsson et al. 2011a [66] RR, 1-unit change

0.984 (0.969–0.998) men

0.994 (0.978–1.010) women

Lancashire Quality-of-life Profile-Residential (LQOLP-R) incorporated the Spitzer Uniscale
 Sutcliffe et al. 2007 [72] HR, increased score 0.9805 (0.9704–0.9907)
Chinese 35-item Quality of Life (QOL-35) categorised
 Xie et al. 2014a [77] HR, Upper 50% vs. Lower 50% 0.69 (0.49–1.00)
The Health Utilities Index Mark 3 Version (HUI3) continuous
 Feeny et al. 2012 [48] HR, 1-level increase

Hearing: 0.18 (0.06–0.57)

Ambulation: 0.10 (0.04–0.23)

Pain: 0.53 (0.29–0.96)

 Kaplan et al. 2007 [55] HR, 1-unit increase Overall: 0.61 (0.42–0.89)
The EuroQoL-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) continuous
 Cavrini et al. 2012 [39] HR, 1-unit increase 0.42 (0.35–0.50)
The EuroQoL-5 Dimension EQ-5D categorised
 Jia et al. 2018a [53] HR, 5th Quintile vs. 1st Quintile 0.45 (0.43–0.49)
Short Form Six Dimension Utility Index (SF-6D) continuous
 Myint et al. 2010a [26] HR, 1SD 0.12-point increase 0.74 (0.69–0.79)
Short Form Six Dimension Health Utility Measure (SF-6D) categorised
 Jia et al. 2018a [53] HR, 5th Quintile vs. 1st Quintile 0.77 (0.71–0.80)
Goteborg Quality of Life Assessment
 Tibblin et al. 1993 [73] Only Health variable was significantly related to mortality (No data available)

awhere studies report reverse association or risk estimate per more than 1-unit increase, the risk estimates were standardised per 1-unit increase or 1-SD increase or high vs. low for the purpose of consistency across the table