Table 3

Quality of life and psychological wellbeing in relation to shortening fraction and end diastolic diameter (mean (SD) adjusted for age, sex, and duration of illness)

Shortening fractionEnd diastolic diameter
⩽ 18.0%> 18.0%⩽ 6.5 cm> 6.5 cm
Physical functioning (SF-36)53.0  (25.3)65.0  (22.6)3-150 63.2  (23.0)43.8  (29.2)3-151
Physical role limitations (SF-36)38.2 (38.1)48.9 (39.6)48.8 (38.6)18.4 (29.1)3-151
Emotional role limitations (SF-36)67.3 (38.8)69.4 (43.3)72.7 (38.5)50.0 (47.1)
Social functioning (SF-36)57.6 (9.1)56.6 (7.1)57.5 (8.0)54.2 (9.3)
Mental health (SF-36)63.7 (24.2)74.6 (16.6)3-150 71.6 (18.3)57.2 (28.9)
General health perceptions (SF-36)45.6 (20.7)48.5 (17.1)49.4 (18.9)36.2 (13.0)3-151
Vitality (SF-36)43.3 (23.3)49.3 (21.5)47.7 (22.1)40.0 (20.8)
Pain (SF-36)76.3 (18.9)80.7 (18.5)80.7 (17.5)69.5 (23.7)
Sleep (MOS)22.5 (6.9)24.4 (6.1)24.3 (6.4)18.9 (5.0)3-151
Anxiety (HAD)8.54 (4.6)7.27 (2.9)7.58 (3.7)9.52 (4.3)
Depression (HAD)6.00 (4.5)4.03 (3.0)4.49 (3.8)7.11 (5.3)
  • 3-150 Difference between higher and lower shortening fraction groups, p < 0.05;

  • 3-151 difference between end diastolic diameter groups, p < 0.05.