Background
Methods
Design, participants and procedure
Measures
Health-related quality of life
Angina classification and diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease
Statistical analyses
Results
Characteristics of the study sample
Total Sample | |
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(n = 1263) | |
Age, years | 61.1 ± 11.3 |
Men | 683 (54.1%) |
Angina Classification | |
Typical Angina Pectoris | 569 (45.1%) |
Atypical Angina Pectoris | 352 (27.9%) |
Non-anginal chest discomfort | 284 (22.5%) |
Other chest discomfort | 58 (4.6%) |
Obstructive CAD based upon results of diagnostic procedure | 389 (30.8%) |
Health-related quality of life, angina classification and diagnostic outcome
Total sample | Gender | Angina Classification | Diagnostic Outcome | |||||||||
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Men | Women | p | Typical Angina Pectoris | Atypical Angina Pectoris | Non-anginal chest discomfort | Other chest discomfort | p* | ObstructiveCAD | No obstructive CAD | p | ||
SF-12 Physical Health | 43.1 (9.3) | 44.2 (9.2) | 41.8 (9.3) | 0.001 | 41.2 (8.8)abc | 43.3 (9.1)ade | 46.2 (9.0)bd | 46.4 (11.4)ce | < 0.001 | 41.9 (8.9) | 43.7 (9.4) | 0.072 |
SF-12 Mental Health | 45.7 (9.8) | 47.0 (9.8) | 44.1 (9.7) | < 0.001 | 44.5 (9.5)ab | 45.1 (9.9)cd | 47.6 (10.1)ace | 51.4 (8.7)bde | < 0.001 | 45.6 (10.0) | 45.7 (9.8) | 0.117 |
EQ-5D-3 L Visual Analogue Scale | 66.3 (18.8) | 67.7 (18.3) | 64.5 (19.3) | 0.010 | 64.0 (18.1)ab | 65.6 (19.4)cd | 69.6 (18.8)ace | 76.6 (16.8)bde | < 0.001 | 64.1 (18.3) | 67.2 (19.0) | 0.111 |
EQ-5D-3 L Utility Score | 0.69 (0.21) | 0.71 (0.20) | 0.66 (0.21) | < 0.001 | 0.65 (0.21)ab | 0.68 (0.20)cd | 0.74 (0.20)ac | 0.79 (0.22)bd | < 0.001 | 0.67 (0.20) | 0.69 (0.21) | 0.230 |
HADS Depression | 5.9 (3.95) | 5.5 (3.8) | 6.4 (4.1) | < 0.001 | 6.5 (4.0)ab | 6.1 (3.7)cd | 4.8 (3.8)ac | 4.6 (4.5)bd | < 0.001 | 6.0 (4.0) | 5.8 (4.0) | 0.380 |
HADS Anxiety | 7.5 (4.21) | 6.9 (4.0) | 8.2 (4.3) | < 0.001 | 8.3 (4.1)a | 7.5 (4.1)a | 6.5 (4.0)a | 4.6 (4.5)a | < 0.001 | 7.3 (4.1) | 7.6 (4.2) | 0.861 |