Table 2.
Physical and Mental component summary of HRQoL in IHD Patients according to Health Literacy Levels
| Variables | Health related quality of life (HRQoL) components | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCS-12 (mean ± SD) | MCS-12 (mean ± SD) | |||||
| Health literacy | ||||||
| Inadequate | Adequate | p value | Inadequate | Adequate | p value | |
| Age | ||||||
| < 65 years | 26.53 ± 8.64 | 37.62 ± 12.54 | 0.001** | 39.47 ± 14.99 | 49.06 ± 11.97 | 0.001** |
| > 65 years | 27.46 ± 7.90 | 39.83 ± 10.47 | 0.001** | 42.17 ± 13.75 | 47.00 ± 10.37 | 0.26 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 28.46 ± 9.76 | 37.62 ± 11.97 | 0.001** | 42.30 ± 12.67 | 49.32 ± 11.25 | 0.002* |
| Female | 24.68 ± 5.78 | 40.92 ± 12.65 | 0.008* | 37.57 ± 16.57 | 44.61 ± 12.99 | 0.248 |
| Residence area | ||||||
| Urban | 27.02 ± 8.49 | 37.80 ± 12.50 | 0.001** | 41.16 ± 14.97 | 48.51 ± 11.85 | 0.001** |
| Rural | 25.16 ± 7.97 | 41.26 ± 5.90 | 0.001** | 33.52 ± 10.39 | 49.07 ± 9.26 | 0.014* |
| Educational status | 36.68 ± 13.48 | 0.045* | 39.79 ± 15.03 | 51.19 ± 10.20 | 0.01* | |
| No—primary education | 25.97 ± 8.28 | 38.47 ± 11.83 | 0.263 | 44.34 ± 9.99 | 47.99 ± 11.85 | 0.281 |
| Secondary—higher education | 35.00 ± 4.84 | |||||
| Socioeconomic status | ||||||
| Upper | 30.13 ± 8.27 | 45.87 ± 6.59 | 0.026* | 42.83 ± 0.52 | 49.75 ± 9.27 | 0.026* |
| Middle | 31.05 ± 9.97 | 37.07 ± 11.91 | 0.055 | 45.54 ± 11.99 | 47.74 ± 12.64 | 0.523 |
| Lower | 25.97 ± 7.96 | 38.05 ± 12.87 | 0.001** | 39.22 ± 15.12 | 49.49 ± 10.73 | 0.001** |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Employed | 30.79 ± 10.22 | 41.10 ± 12.56 | 0.001** | 45.36 ± 14.09 | 50.71 ± 11.73 | 0.111 |
| Un-employed | 25.83 ± 7.68 | 33.47 ± 9.97 | 0.001** | 38.97 ± 14.59 | 33.24 ± 9.98 | 0.016* |
| Type of Ischemic condition | ||||||
| Angina | 28.67 ± 10.50 | 38.24 ± 12.86 | 0.081 | 40.49 ± 13.17 | 48.47 ± 10.93 | 0.120 |
| Myocardial infarction | 26.32 ± 7.81 | 38.13 ± 12.01 | 0.001** | 40.13 ± 15.07 | 48.59 ± 11.78 | 0.001** |
| History of revascularization | ||||||
| Yes | 27.87 ± 8.09 | 37.21 ± 12.45 | 0.001** | 45.83 ± 12.81 | 49.61 ± 11.09 | 0.200 |
| No | 26.44 ± 8.54 | 39.44 ± 11.56 | 0.001** | 38.38 ± 14.82 | 47.13 ± 12.26 | 0.006* |
| Time since first ischemic episode (years) | ||||||
| ≤ 5 | 27.42 ± 9.34 | 37.66 ± 13.15 | 0.001** | 41.42 ± 15.06 | 48.66 ± 11.41 | 0.002* |
| > 5 | 25.5 ± 6.38 | 39.87 ± 6.76 | 0.001** | 36.89 ± 12.52 | 48.24 ± 12.55 | 0.017* |
| Other CVD conditions | ||||||
| 0 | 26.88 ± 8.65 | 38.13 ± 12.37 | 0.001** | 40.73 ± 12.86 | 48.91 ± 11.80 | 0.001** |
| ≥ 1 | 20.01 ± 5.72 | 38.43 ± 3.77 | 0.008* | 35.64 ± 28.38 | 43.25 ± 3.77 | 0.658 |
| Clinical CVD risk factors | ||||||
| 0–1 | 28.47 ± 8.86 | 39.99 ± 13.44 | 0.004* | 42.45 ± 12.36 | 43.57 ± 11.65 | 0.747 |
| 2 | 26.52 ± 9.08 | 37.43 ± 10.88 | 0.001** | 40.49 ± 17.35 | 52.00 ± 10.47 | 0.001** |
| ≥ 3 | 25.43 ± 7.14 | 37.08 ± 12.39 | 0.003* | 37.79 ± 13.84 | 49.56 ± 11.57 | 0.002* |
| Medication adherence | ||||||
| Adherent | 25.99 ± 10.5 | 34.91 ± 11.31 | 0.0235* | 42.29 ± 14.88 | 51.3 ± 10.12 | 0.0053* |
| Non-adherent | – | 27.36 ± 8.71 | – | – | 38.12 ± 11.69 | – |
SD standard deviation, CVD ardiovascular disease
*p ≤ 0.05–0.002, **≤ 0.001–0.0001