Table 2 Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) ICU patients aged younger than 75 years, answered at 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after discharge (n = 388) and reference group (n = 6093) data

EQ-5D

   Number

6093

388

388

388

388

   Mean

0.84

0.66

0.68

0.68

0.69

<0.001 †

   95% CI

0.83 to 0.84

0.63 to 0.69

0.65 to 0.71

0.65 to 0.71

0.65 to 0.72

   Median

0.85

0.72

0.73

0.73

0.73

<0.001 ‡

Pre-existing disease

   Number (%)

3095 (51)

268 (69)

268 (69)

268 (69)

268 (69)

   Mean

0.75

0.59

0.62

0.61

0.62

<0.001†

   95% CI

0.7 to 0.76

0.55 to 0.63

0.58 to 0.65

0.57 to 0.65

0.58 to 0.66

   Median

0.80

0.69

0.72

0.72

0.72

<0.001 ‡

Healthy

   Number (%)

2998 (49)

120 (31)

120 (31)

120 (31)

120 (31)

   Mean

0.92

0.81

0.83

0.84

0.82

<0.001 †

   95% CI

0.92 to 0.93

0.77 to 0.85

0.79 to 0.87

0.80 to 0.88

0.79 to 0.86

   Median

1.0

0.80

0.85

0.85

0.82

<0.001 ‡