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Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is associated with deteriorating of quality of life (QOL) and exercise capacity (EC) but less is known on how EC interplays with QOL. The present study explores the relationship between quality of life and cardiovascular risk factors in people who present in cardiology clinics. A total of 153 adult presentations completed the SF-36 Health Survey and provided data for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, obesity, hyperlipidemia and history of coronary heart disease. Physical capacity was assessed by treadmill test. were correlated with the scores of the psychometric questionnaires. Participants with longer duration on treadmill exercise score higher on the scale of physical functioning. The study found that treadmill exercise intensity and duration were associated with improved scores in dimensions of the physical component summary and the physical functioning of SF-36, respectively. The presence of cardiovascular risk factors is related to a decreased quality of life. Patients with cardiovascular diseases should undergo particularly detailed analysis of the quality of life along with specific mental factors such as depersonalization and posttraumatic stress disorder.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Ethics statement
The studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved by the ethics committee of the HIPPOKRATION University Hospital. The patients/participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study.
Author contributions
KK and KV designed the study and wrote the protocol. DS, SS, SM and CKA recruited the subjects and undertook the statistical analysis. KK and VK wrote the manuscript. CP and KY contributed to data input. CT AND CP conceived the original idea and supervised the project. All authors contributed to and have approved the final manuscript.