Table 3.
Quality of Life Questionnaire results in total and subdivided by myocardial perfusion reserve
| Clinical Characteristic | Reduced <2.0 (n (%)) |
Normal >2.4 (n (%)) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Patients | 66 | 16 (24.2) | 23 (34.9) | 27 (40.9) | - |
| SAQ Summary Score (n=51)† | 64.0 ± 20.3 | 64.8 ± 19.5 | 67.5 ± 18.8 | 60.4 ± 22.3 | 0.5561 |
| SAQ: Physical Limitations (n=51) | 66.3± 24.8 | 58.1± 27.8 | 69.7± 23.9 | 68.4± 23.5 | 0.3930 |
| SAQ: Angina Stability (n=49) | 53.1± 28.7 | 56.3± 32.2 | 56.9± 26.9 | 47.4± 28.7 | 0.5518 |
| SAQ: Angina Frequency (n=51) | 73.9± 26.3 | 74.4± 25.8 | 75.9± 26.5 | 71.7± 27.6 | 0.8844 |
| SAQ: Treatment Satisfaction (n=49) | 76.8± 24.9 | 80.9± 27.0 | 78.2± 24.1 | 72.5± 25.0 | 0.6267 |
| SAQ: Disease Perception (n=48) | 49.6 ± 23.5 | 59.7± 21.6 | 52.6± 22.1 | 41.0± 23.7 | 0.074 |
| CAQ: Heart-Focused Attention (n=51) | 1.45± 0.77 | 1.51± 0.86 | 1.23± 0.57 | 1.60± 0.85 | 0.3348 |
| CAQ: Avoidance (n=51) | 1.45± 0.77 | 1.63± 0.78 | 1.29± 0.57 | 1.47± 0.92 | 0.4717 |
| CAQ: Fear (n=51) | 1.65± 0.60 | 1.73± 0.67 | 1.42± 0.58 | 1.82± 0.54 | 0.1211 |
| CAQ: Overall Score (n=51) | 1.54± 0.55 | 1.64± 0.55 | 1.33± 0.42 | 1.66± 0.63 | 0.1445 |
| WLQ-8: Time Demands (n=31) | 31.0± 30.1 | 35.9± 19.4 | 43.1± 38.1 | 20.5± 27.6 | 0.1901 |
| WLQ-8: Physical Demands (n=36) | 21.9± 24.9 | 20.3± 14.8 | 22.9± 31.0 | 21.9± 25.2 | 0.9755 |
| WLQ-8: Mental-interpersonal Demands (n=37) | 20.6± 22.3 | 16.7± 15.3 | 24.0± 32.6 | 20.3± 16.4 | 0.7677 |
| WLQ-8: Output Demands (n=31) | 25.0 ± 26.8 | 31.3± 20.0 | 32.5± 35.0 | 15.4± 21.7 | 0.2422 |
| WLQ-8: Overall score (n=37) | 23.3± 21.8 | 23.5± 15.1 | 28.6± 30.1 | 19.2± 17.7 | 0.5399 |
| Full workdays missed in last 2 weeks (n=31) | 1.10 ± 2.17 | 0.71 ± 1.50 | 1.38 ± 1.41 | 1.13 ± 2.73 | 0.8473 |
| Days where part of workday missed in last 2 weeks (n=31) | 1.59 ± 2.83 | 1.43 ± 1.51 | 1.38 ± 1.69 | 1.13 ± 2.75 | 0.9450 |
P-value from 1-way ANOVA. P-values <0.05 were considered statistically significant.
Continuous variables given as mean ± standard deviation.
CAQ indicates Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire; SAQ, Seattle Angina Questionnaire; WLQ, Work Limitations Questionnaire.