Factors that had a negative effect on health-related quality of life scores were older age, females, unemployment, lower education, living alone, high body mass index (BMI), smoking and comorbidities.
Breytur sem höfðu neikvæð áhrif á mælingar á heilsutengdum lífsgæðum voru hækkandi aldur, kvenkyn, atvinnuleysi, lágt menntunarstig, að búa einn, hár líkamsþyngdarstuðull (BMI), reykingar og samverkandi sjúkdómar.