Research Article
Gender Differences in the Influence of Social Support on One-Year Changes in Functional Status in Older Patients with Heart Failure
Table 4
Baseline and 12-month functional scores and functional outcomes by gender.
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| Women | | Men | | | | | | Mean (SD) | | Mean (SD) |
| | SF-12-PCS | | | | | | | Baseline | 160 | 28.7 (7.6) | 263 | 30.8 (8.6) | .012 | | 12 months | 81 | 30.3 (7.5) | 143 | 34.2 (10.4) | .003 | | KCCQ-PL | | | | | | | Baseline | 149 | 45.4 (24.2) | 254 | 52.1 (26.8) | .012 | | 12 months | 80 | 51.0 (24.4) | 137 | 61.5 (27.9) | .006 |
| | Functional outcomes | | (%) | | (%) | |
| | SF-12-PCS change | 164 | | 271 | | .078 | | Maintained/improved | | 54 (32.9) | | 99 (36.5) | | | Declined | | 13 (7.9) | | 20 (7.4) | | | Died | | 12 (7.3) | | 42 (15.5) | | | Too ill to participate | | 12 (7.3) | | 18 (6.6) | | | LTFU/Missing | | 73 (44.5) | | 92 (33.9) | | | KCQ-PL change | 164 | | 271 | | .121 | | Maintained/improved | | 46 (28.0) | | 72 (26.6) | | | Declined | | 26 (15.9) | | 47 (17.3) | | | Died | | 12 (7.3) | | 42 (15.5) | | | Too ill to participate | | 12 (7.3) | | 16 (5.9) | | | LTFU/Missing | | 68 (41.5) | | 94 (34.7) | |
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LTFU: loss to followup.
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