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Quality of life and health status in middle-aged presumed healthy Slovenian family practice attendees


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Associations between demographic values, health status and EQ-5D utility index.

Odds ratio 95% Confidence Interval P
Age 0.94 0.92 0.96 <0.001

Gender
Male 1.00
Female 0.64 0.45 0.89 0.009

Signs of depression
Yes 1.00
No 0.11 0.06 0.19 <0.001

Physical activity
Inadequate 1.00
Adequate/borderline 2.08 1.29 3.35 0.003

Alcohol drinking status
Abstinent 1.00
Non-risky drinking 0.79 0.41 1.52 0.474
Risky drinking 0.75 0.29 1.96 0.558

Smoking
No 1.00
Yes 1.01 0.67 1.54 0.948

Nutrition
Inappropriate 1.00
Satisfactory 1.34 0.98 1.82 0.067
Appropriate 1.34 0.74 2.40 0.332

Perception of stress
Low risk 1.00
High risk 0.43 0.22 0.84 0.013

Framingham cardiovascular risk score
<5% 1.00
5-10% 0.80 0.55 1.18 0.260
10-20% 1.18 0.68 2.07 0.553
20-40% 0.94 0.45 1.97 0.870

BMI (kg/m2)
≥25 1.00
25-29.9 0.78 0.57 1.08 0.139
≤30 0.66 0.43 1.02 0.058

High blood pressure (>140 mmHgsystolic /90 mmHgdiastolic)
No 1.00
Yes 0.78 0.51 1.20 0.257

High blood glucose (>7 mmol/L)
No 1.00
Yes 0.47 0.10 2.25 0.343

High serum cholesterol (>5 mmol/L)
No 1.00
Yes 1.26 0.86 1.84 0.229

High serum triglycerides (>2 mmol/L)
No 1.00
Yes 0.98 0.60 1.62 0.943

Low serum HDL (<1.2 mmol/ Lmen; <1.0 mmol/Lwomen)
No 1.00
Yes 0.95 0.57 1.59 0.843

High serum LDL (>3 mmol/L)
No 1.00
Yes 0.97 0.70 1.34 0.840

Clinical characteristics of participants.

Variable n %
Signs of depression
No 945 95.8
Yes 41 4.2

Physical activity
Inadequate 75 7.6
Adequate/borderline 911 92.4

Alcohol consumption status
Abstinent 49 5.0
Non-risky drinking 897 91.0
Risky drinking 40 4.1

Smoking
No 852 86.4
Yes 134 13.6

Framingham cardiovascular risk score
<5% 628 63.7
5-10% 203 20.6
10-20% 113 11.5
20-40% 42 4.3

Nutrition
Inappropriate 611 62.0
Satisfactory 303 30.7
Appropriate 72 7.3

Perception of stress
Low risk 952 96.6
High risk 34 3.4

BMI (kg/m2)
≤25 482 48.9
25-9.9 368 37.3
≥30 136 13.8

High blood pressure (>140 mmHgsystolic/90 mmHgdiastolic) 120 12.2

High blood glucose (>7 mmol/L) 6 0.6

High serum cholesterol (>5 mmol/L) 225 22.8

High serum triglycerides (>2 mmol/L) 102 10.3

Low serum HDL (<1.2 mmol/Lmen; <1.0 mmol/Lwomen) 115 11.7

High serum LDL (>3 mmol/L) 637 64.6

Biochemical and other measures.

Variable Mean Standard deviation min max
BMI (kg/m2) 25.7 4.9 16.5 65.6
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 122.7 13.9 85 176
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 78.4 9.7 50 132
Blood glucose (mmol/L) 5.1 0.6 3.2 10.0
Serum cholesterol (mmol/L) 5.3 1.0 2.0 10.8
Serum triglyceride (mmol/L) 1.3 0.8 0.2 7.8
Serum HDL (mmol/L) 1.6 0.4 0.4 5.0
Serum LDL (mmol/L) 3.3 0.9 0.6 7.6
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Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Hygiene and Environmental Medicine