Table 5.

Factors for each facet of HRQoL for the EVAR patients and the general population

Domains	Facets	EVAR (no/yes)	Sex (male/female)	Age	BMI	Education (<12 y/>12 y)	Employed (yes/no)	Faith (yes/no)	Married (no/yes)	Chronic Illness (yes/no)	Smoking (yes/no)	Drinking (yes/no)
Physical	Pain and discomfort	0.25* (0.11)										0.24* (0.11)
	Energy and fatigue										0.40* (0.13)
	Sleep and rest
	Mobility
	Activities of daily living	0.03* (0.11)			0.03* (0.02)
	Dependence on medication or treatments			−0.02* (0.01)							0.31* (0.15)
	Working capacity	0.29* (0.13)					−0.25* (0.11)				0.26* (0.12)
Psychological	Positive feelings	0.92*** (0.14)				0.34* (0.16)
	Spirituality/religion/personal beliefs	0.65*** (0.14)				0.43*** (0.16)
	Thinking, learning, memory, and concentration	0.28* (0.14)	−0.39* (0.19)
	Body image and appearance	0.39*** (0.14)
	Self-esteem	0.27* (0.10)
	Negative feelings										0.38*** (0.14)
Social Relations	Personal relationships	0.25* (0.11)
	Sexual activity		0.41* (0.20)				−0.27* (0.13)
	Social support	0.21* (0.10)					−0.28*** (0.09)
	Being respected and accepted	0.44*** (0.12)
Environment	Physical safety and security	0.42*** (0.14)
	Physical environment	0.64*** (0.15)		0.02*** (0.01)
	Financial resources	1.12*** (0.14)				0.36* (0.15)						0.27* (0.13)
	Opportunities for acquiring new information and skills	0.98*** (0.13)
	Participation in and opportunities for recreation or leisure	0.76*** (0.16)				0.35* (0.17)
	Home environment	0.38*** (0.11)
	Health and social care: availability and quality	0.73*** (0.10)		0.01* (0.01)		0.47*** (0.11)
	Transport	0.64*** (0.10)
	Eating	0.34*** (0.11)	0.38* (0.16)			0.26* (0.13)

*p < 0.05;**p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.

BMI = body mass index; EVAR = endovascular aneurysm repair; HRQoL = health-related quality of life.