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July 10, 2015Chinese Medical JournalOpen Access

Profile and Correlates of Health-related Quality of Life in Chinese Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

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Population

1928 patients with coronary heart disease from rural communities of Fangshan District, Beijing, China.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

LWLing WangYWYiqun WuXTXun Tang

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Overview

Supports considering lifestyle and comorbidities when evaluating HRQoL in Chinese CHD patients; leaves open causal effects and intervention benefits.

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Population
1928 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) from rural communities of Fangshan District, Beijing, China (mean age 61.64 ± 9.24 years; female:male = 2.4:1).
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Outcome
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measured using European Quality of Life 5-dimensions (EQ-5D) scale and EQ Visual Analog Scale (EQ-VAS)patient reported

In Chinese patients with coronary heart disease, health-related quality of life is independently associated with socio-demographic factors, lifestyle habits, and comorbidities such as stroke and diabetes.

Cite This Study

Wang et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e4b3ce42e14121e17ef8https://doi.org/10.4103/0366-6999.160486
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