Table 4 Association of global HRQoL scores with sociodemographic characteristics of patients operated on from January 2020 to April 2021 for rheumatic mitral stenosis at JKCI, preoperatively and over time (N = 54)
Variable | Mean (± SD) Global scores | Mean difference (± SD) | *P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Preoperative | 6 months | |||
Age (yrs): ≤ 30 | 3.57 ± 0.65 | 6.14 ± 0.45 | 2.57 ± 0.60 | 0.391 |
>30 | 3.39 ± 0.57 | 6.14 ± 0.53 | 2.72 ± 0.11 | |
Sex: Female | 3.49 ± 0.60 | 6.16 ± 0.46 | 2.64 ± 0.58 | 0.648 |
Male | 3.36 ± 0.59 | 6.11 ± 0.57 | 2.72 ± 0.66 | |
Education: Sec - college | 3.52 ± 0.55 | 6.11 ± 0.46 | 2.70 ± 0.17 | 0.994 |
Primary | 3.40 ± 0.62 | 6.11 ± 0.53 | 2.68 ± 0.69 | |
Marital: Married | 3.42 ± 0.60 | 6.22 ± 0.50 | 2.78 ± 0.59 | 0.152 |
Not married | 3.50 ± 0.60 | 6.01 ± 0.48 | 2.51 ± 0.61 | |
Insurance: National insurance | 3.44 ± 0.57 | 6.13 ± 0.56 | 2.70 ± 0.67 | 0.838 |
Public & others | 3.44 ± 0.64 | 6.16 ± 0.41 | 2.54 ± 0.40 | |
Disease duration < 10 yrs | 3.50 ± 0.57 | 6.14 ± 0.48 | 2.63 ± 0.61 | 0.472 |
≥ 10 yrs | 3.32 ± 0.64 | 6.14 ± 0.56 | 2.76 ± 0.62 | |
Income: Low | 3.40 ± 0.58 | 6.10 ± 0.50 | 2.68 ± 0.65 | 0.944 |
Fair | 3.60 ± 0.65 | 6.26 ± 0.49 | 2.66 ± 0.48 | |