Table 2.
Quality of life results of the study population and comparison between subjects without and with conventional cardiovascular risk factors.
| WHOQOL-BREF Domain | All Subjects (n = 90) | Healthy Subjects (n = 46) | Subjects with Cardiovascular Risk Factors (n = 44) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical health | 81 [69–88] | 81 [72–88] | 75 [63–88] | 0.640 |
| Psychological health | 81 [69–88] | 81 [75–94] | 75 [69–84] | 0.021 |
| Social relationships | 75 [69–94] | 81 [69–100] | 75 [69–84] | 0.007 |
| Environmental health | 75 [64–81] | 75 [69–84.5] | 69 [63–83] | 0.497 |
| Overall perception of quality of life | 0.240 | |||
| Very poor | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Poor | 3 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (6.8%) | |
| Neither poor nor good | 10 (11.1%) | 2 (4.3%) | 8 (16.7%) | |
| Good | 50 (55.5%) | 27 (58.7%) | 23 (54.8%) | |
| Very good | 27 (31.1%) | 17 (37%) | 10 (23.8%) | |
| Overall satisfaction with own health | 0.002 | |||
| Very dissatisfied | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Dissatisfied | 3 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (6.8%) | |
| Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 12 (13.3%) | 1 (2.2%) | 11 (25%) | |
| Satisfied | 43 (47.8%) | 22 (47.8%) | 21 (47.7%) | |
| Very satisfied | 32 (35.6%) | 23 (50%) | 9 (20.5%) | |
Variables are expressed as median and interquartile range. Abbreviations: QOL, quality of life; WHOQOL-BREF, World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version.