Table 3.

Gender differences in association between VAS and QoL

Variables	Women	Men	Interaction	P value
Total CQLQ
Unadjusted	2.40 (1.04, 3.76)	0.73 (− 0.32, 1.78)	1.67 (− 0.02, 3.36)	0.053
Adjusted	2.55 (1.16, 3.95)	1.26 (0.20, 2.31)	1.80 (0.29, 3.30)	0.020
Physical complaints
Unadjusted	0.99 (0.48, 1.50)	0.32 (− 0.07, 0.71)	0.67 (0.04, 1.30)	0.038
Adjusted	1.12 (0.58, 1.66)	0.58 (0.21, 0.94)	0.76 (0.21, 1.30)	0.006
Functional abilities
Unadjusted	0.59 (0.23, 0.96)	0.37 (0.11, 0.63)	0.23 (− 0.20, 0.66)	0.301
Adjusted	0.37 (− 0.04, 0.77)	0.34 (0.05, 0.63)	0.17 (− 0.26, 0.59)	0.445
Psychosocial issues
Unadjusted	0.66 (0.29, 1.03)	0.18 (− 0.10, 0.46)	0.48 (0.03, 0.93)	0.037
Adjusted	0.73 (0.35, 1.11)	0.23 (− 0.06, 0.52)	0.42 (0.01, 0.84)	0.045
Emotional well-being
Unadjusted	− 0.02 (− 0.32, 0.28)	0.02 (− 0.21, 0.25)	− 0.04 (− 0.41, 0.33)	0.839
Adjusted	− 0.12 (− 0.47, 0.23)	0.04 (− 0.21, 0.29)	− 0.00 (− 0.37, 0.36)	0.985
Extreme physical complaints
Unadjusted	0.19 (− 0.04, 0.42)	0.03 (− 0.18, 0.24)	0.16 (− 0.16, 0.47)	0.322
Adjusted	0.24 (− 0.01, 0.50)	0.14 (− 0.08, 0.36)	0.20 (− 0.10, 0.50)	0.185
Personal safety fears
Unadjusted	0.02 (− 0.28, 0.32)	− 0.23 (− 0.47, 0.01)	0.25 (− 0.12, 0.63)	0.185
Adjusted	0.18 (− 0.14, 0.50)	− 0.12 (− 0.35, 0.11)	0.36 (0.03, 0.69)	0.034