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Table 5 Descriptive data for the ICU patients with SF-36 score 2 SD under the reference group lower level in at least one of the SF-36 eight dimensions in comparison with the patients with normal SF-36 scores

From: Health-related quality of life scores after intensive care are almost equal to those of the normal population: a multicenter observational study

 

Patients with normal level

Patients with low level

 

Patients with low level

Patients with low level

 
 

(n = 553)

(n = 227)

P valueb

Died during the study (n = 38)

Survived (n = 189)

P valuec

Marital statea

  

0.004

  

0.694

 Married/cohabit

372 (68.1)

124 (54.6)

 

22 (59.5)

102 (54.8)

 

 Single

146 (26.7)

85 (37.4)

 

12 (32.4)

73 (39.2)

 

 Widow/widower

28 (5.1)

14 (6.2)

 

3 (8.1)

11 (5.9)

 

Employment before ICUa

  

0.456

  

0.252

 Employed/leader

261 (49.1)

106 (46.7)

 

12 (36.4)

94 (53.1)

 

 Retired

222 (41.7)

75 (33.0)

 

17 (51.5)

58 (32.8)

 

 Other

49 (9.3)

29 (12.7)

 

4 (12.1)

25 (14.2)

 

Sick leave before ICU

63 (11.4)

46 (20.3)

0.001

  

0.144

Born in Swedena

504 (91.3)

199 (87.7)

0.163

35 (92.1)

164 (87.2)

0.398

Education

      

 Higher than compulsory schoola

353 (64.4)

146 (65.2)

0.841

27 (71.1)

119 (64.0)

0.404

 High School/university

131 (24.0)

56 (24.7)

0.841

10 (26.3)

46 (24.3)

0.796

  1. Data are expressed as number (%).
  2. aNot all patients answered the question.
  3. bχ2test between the patients with low level on SF-36 and the patients with normal level on SF-36.
  4. cχ2test between those who died and the survivors in the group with low level on SF-36.