ABC | Volume 114, Nº1, January 2019

Original Article Figueiredo et al. Poor quality of life in heart failure outpatients Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020; 114(1):25-32 Table2 – Beta regression analysis MLwHF and predictor variables MLwHF QoL Dimensions Predictor Variables Estimate (CI 95%) p Total score Education (< 5 years) 0.734 (0.101; 1.366) 0.023 * Education (6-12 years) 0.589 (-0.033; 1.211) 0.063 Education (> 12 years) 0.755 (-0.210; 1.720) 0.125 Monthly family income 0.000 (0.000; 0.001) 0.019 * NYHA II -0.695 (-1.162; -0.229) 0.003 ** NYHA III -1.416 (-1.904; -0.928) < 0.001 *** NYHA IV -1.404 (-2.066; -0.742) < 0.001 *** Arterial Hypertension 0.585 (0.239; 0.931) 0.001 *** Previous hospitalization -0.553 (-0.898; -0.207) 0.002 ** Anxiety symptoms -0.593 (-0.997; -0.190) 0.004 ** Depression symptoms -0.402 (-0.828; 0.025) 0.065 Current Use of Betablocker 0.908 (0.064; 1.752) 0.035 * Physical Education (< 5 years) 1.078 (0.223; 1.934) 0.013 * Education (6-12 years) 1.077 (0.233; 1.921) 0.012 * Education (> 12 years) 1.369 (0.124; 2.614) 0.031 * NYHA II -1.087 (-1.658; -0.516) < 0.001*** NYHA III -1.789 (-2.411; -1.167) < 0.001*** NYHA IV -2.439 (-3.326; -1.552) < 0.001*** Arterial Hypertension 0.755 (0.307; 1.203) 0.001 *** Previous hospitalization -0.867 (-1.345; -0.389) < 0.001*** Anxiety symptoms -0.967 (-1.404; -0.529) < 0.001*** Current Use of Betablocker 2.018 (0.847; 3.190) 0.001 *** Current Use of Furosemide 0.520(0.031; 1.010) 0.037 * Emotional Male 0.538 (0.145; 0.932) 0.007 ** Education (< 5 years) 0.725 (-0.088; 1.539) 0.080 Education (6-12 years) 0.747 (-0.042; 1.535) 0.063 Education (> 12 years) 1.135 (-0.099; 2.369) 0.071 Ischemic etiology 0.561 (0.132; 0.990) 0.010 ** NYHA II -0.229 (-0.78; 0.322) 0.416 NYHA III -1.234 (-1.818; -0.65) < 0.001 *** NYHA IV -0.727 (-1.537; 0.083) 0.079 Previous hospitalization -0.606 (-1.059; -0.152) 0.009 ** Anxiety symptoms -1.104 (-1.614; -0.595) < 0.001*** Depression symptoms -0.879 (-1.420; -0.338) 0.001 *** Current Use of ACE -1.424 (-2.312; -0.536) 0.002 ** General Male -0.342 (-0.708; 0.025) 0.068 Age 0.030(0.013; 0.047) < 0.001*** Monthly family income 0 .001 (0.000; 0.001) 0.001 *** NYHA II -0.717 (-1.249; -0.184) 0.008 ** NYHA III -1.717 (-2.259; -1.176) < 0.001*** NYHA IV -1.895 (-2.627; -1.162) < 0.001*** Current Use of Betablocker 1.280(0.323; 2.237) 0.009 ** p < 0.001***; p < 0.01**; p < 0.05*. MLwHF: Minnesota Living with Heart Failure; NYHA: New York Heart Association; ACE: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. 29