Table 3 Results of two-factorial analyses of variance on changes of mental and physical HRQoL

Gender (male)

0.071

0.791

3.09

0.081

Age (years)

 over 65

0.787

0.377

0.013

0.91

Housing conditions

 living alone

0.518

0.473

0.112

0.738

Change in 6MWD (m)

1.445

0.180

0.966

0.328

Presence of ICD-10 diagnosis

 ischemic heart disease

5.451

0.021*

0.001

0.97

 hypertension

0.873

0.352

0.012

0.914

 dyslipidemia

0.702

0.404

0.003

0.959

 overweight

2.913

0.09

0.38

0.538

 smoking

0.004

0.95

1.042

0.309

 diabetes mellitus

5.882

0.017*

1.556

0.213

 psychiatric disorder

9.23

< 0.01*

4.382

0.038*

Interaction term

 sex x age-group¹

4.221

0.042*

0.038

0.844

 R2

0.504

0.411