Table 2

Baseline self-reported health status of 136 patients aged 35 to 95 years diagnosed with aortic stenosis in the period 2000–2012 responding to the questionnaire in 2013, data differentiated by symptomatic status

VariableAll
(n=136)
Symptomatic
(n=105)
Asymptomatic
(n=31)
p Value
SF-12, PCS, mean (SD)36.8 (11.7)33.8 (11)46.2 (9) <0.001
SF-12, MCS, mean (SD)52.3 (10.4)50.6 (11)58.0 (4) <0.001
MLHFQ Physical mean (SD)11.8 (11.3)14.9 (11)3.3 (5) <0.001
MLHFQ Emotional mean (SD)3.1 (5.1)3.9 (6)0.6 (2) <0.001
HADS-A, mean (SD)3.9 (3.4)4.2 (4)2.9 (2) 0.036
HADS-D, mean (SD)4.5 (3.4)5.0 (4)2.7 (2) <0.001
HADS-A >8, n (%)18 (14)17 (17)1 (3)0.071
HADS-D >8, n (%)24 (18)22 (22)2 (7)0.056
  • HADS-A, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale—anxiety component; HADS-D, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale—depression component; MCS, mental component summary of SF-12; MLHFQ, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire; PCS, physical component summary of SF-12; SF-12, Short Form 12.