Characteristics
QoL – Baseline Mean (SD) QoL – 1st month Mean (SD) QoL – 3rd month Mean (SD)
Overall 63.41 (13.82) 64.06 (7.57) 69.40 (6.74)
Age group
< 60 71.42 (13.88) 68.35 (7.21) 72.89 (8.03)
≥ 60 61.09 (12.98) 62.82 (7.24) 68.39 (5.99)
Education
High school or below 63.32 (13.56) 63.92 (7.24) 69.40 (6.08)
College/University 63.67 (14.78) 64.47 (8.56) 69.41 (8.47)
Sex
Female 59.40 (10.77) 62.50 (6.86) 67.99 (6.09)
Male 64.81 (14.53) 64.61 (7.76) 69.89 (6.92)
Occupation
Non-retirement 65.67 (16.28) 65.79 (7.90) 71.08 (7.03)
Retirement 61.44 (11.00) 62.56 (6.97) 67.93 (6.16)
Place of residence
Urban 64.39 (13.52) 64.35 (7.83) 69.71 (7.01)
Rural 62.58 (14.13) 63.83 (7.39) 69.14 (6.54)
Smoke
No 60.24 (11.33) 62.30 (7.00) 68.38 (6.05)
Yes 66.28 (15.27) 65.66 (7.76) 70.33 (7.23)
Drink
No 61.41 (13.00) 62.90 (7.38) 68.65 (6.49)
Yes 66.53 (14.60) 65.87 (7.57) 70.57 (7.02)
Hypertension
No 66.14 (14.75) 65.56 (8.02) 70.48 (6.92)
Yes 61.39 (12.83) 62.96 (7.07) 68.60 (6.54)
Diabetes
No 64.99 (13.59) 65.41 (7.63) 69.73 (7.14)
Yes 60.25 (13.90) 61.38 (6.75) 68.75 (5.88)
Dyslipidemia
No 62.17 (14.55) 63.65 (7.45) 69.36 (6.61)
Yes 66.20 (11.74) 64.99 (7.84) 69.50 (7.10)
Troponin
Normal 65.06 (10.40) 64.78 (6.24) 70.48 (6.27)
Abnormal 62.73 (15.01) 63.77 (8.06) 68.96 (6.91)
The past coronary intervention
No 66.58 (14.01) 65.06 (8.34) 69.29 (6.86)
Yes 61.64 (13.48) 63.51 (7.09) 69.46 (6.71)
Number of stents
1 63.56 (13.20) 63.88 (7.03) 69.13 (6.34)
2 62.44 (15.13) 64.33 (8.19) 69.27 (7.53)
3 64.70 (13.31) 64.03 (7.91) 70.21 (6.40)