Research Article

Health-Related Quality of Life among Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Post-Treatment Follow-Up Study in Iran

Table 4

The HRQoL scores at the first and third year post-treatment in based on gender.

Male ( )Female ( )Between groups comparison
Baseline (SD)Followup (SD) -valueBaseline (SD)Followup (SD) -value -value

Physical functioning85.95 (21.48)87.43 (22.20)0.48261.54 (32.98)75.71 (27.22)0.0080.016
Role-physical88.89 (20.22)78.47 (26.83)0.09657.69 (41.31)67.31 (43.76)0.5710.207
Bodily pain85.12 (22.24)76.08 (22.99)0.00366.92 (27.72)64.71 (34.51)0.8590.112
General health67.19 (20.18)61.36 (20.08)0.02052.88 (17.97)48.95 (31.61)0.7530.303
Vitality64.88 (21.35)69.29 (14.64)0.31552.20 (24.98)59.83 (24.86)0.5530.910
Social functioning83.76 (26.63)75.80 (21.47)0.01373.12 (28.75)58.27 (31.87)0.0190.355
Role-emotional76.86 (42.03)88.19 (27.51)0.03371.85 (42.69)84.62 (37.55)0.0840.698
Mental health58.13 (26.90)79.24 (12.95)<0.00145.60 (21.34)73.28 (25.10)0.0020.292
Physical component summary53.09 (7.61)47.56 (9.21)<0.00142.77 (11.63)41.97 (13.02)0.8070.160
Mental component summary48.61 (13.71)55.79 (7.51)0.00146.34 (10.77)52.78 (11.09)0.0280.651