Abstract

BARRANTES, Moises. Factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with coronary disease and diabetes mellitus. Rev Med Hered [online]. 2010, vol.21, n.3, pp.118-127. ISSN 1018-130X.

Objective: To determine factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with coronary disease and diabetes mellitus. Material and methods: We used SF-36 validated questionnaire (SF-36), and we included 70 diabetic patients and 140 non-diabetic patients admitted with an acute coronary syndrome to Coronary Care Unit at the Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins between December 2006 and December 2007. A multivariate analysis was performed to determine factors associated to HRQOL in both components summaries and whether diabetes mellitus was an independent factor. Results: Both patient groups had similar baseline characteristics. Overall, the physical summary component of the SF-36 was significantly lower in the diabetic patients group. We constructed models of linear multiple regression between both components summaries of quality of life and variables of study. We identified sociodemographic and clinical factors related to the above mentioned components . We highlighted age, gender and diabetes mellitus as main factors associated with HRQOL. Conclusion: Age, gender, overweight and obesity, glycosylated hemoglobin, diabetes mellitus, history of coronary disease, comorbidities, marital status and socioeconomic level are factors associated with HRQOL in patients with coronary disease and diabetes mellitus. (Rev Med Hered 2010;21: 118-127).

Keywords : Health-related quality of life; coronary disease; diabetes mellitus.

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