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Table 4 Demographics for ICU survivors and controls at the time of answering the questionnaire

From: Long-term health-related quality of life and burden of disease after intensive care: development of a patient-reported outcome measure

 

ICU survivors

(n = 395)

Controls (n = 195)

p-value

Total (N)

Age, years; median (IQR)

65.0 (18)

65.0 (15)

0.56

589

Body mass index; median (IQR)

26.0 (7)

25.4 (5)

0.17

555

Smoker; n (%*)

15 (13)

15 (11)

0.01

109

Male; n (%*)

239 (61)

117 (60)

  

Education; n (%*)

  

0.132

574

Primary school

161 (42)

64 (33)

  

Secondary school

85 (22)

47 (24)

  

College or University

125 (33)

73 (38)

  

Other

10 (3)

9 (5)

  

Employment status; n (%*)

  

0.000

570

Contract and self-employment, parental leave

79 (21)

86 (45)

  

Sickness benefit/sick leave

88 (23)

5 (3)

  

Unemployed (out of work)

2 (1)

1 (1)

  

Student

2 (1)

0 (0)

  

Retired

206 (55)

101 (52)

  

Current form of living; n (%*)

  

0.00

575

Hospital

2 (1)

0 (0)

  

Rehab

3 (1)

0 (0)

  

Nursing home

3 (1)

0 (0)

  

Residential home

13 (3)

1 (1)

  

Apartment

187 (49)

53 (28)

  

Detached house

176 (46)

137 (72)

  

Civic status, n (%*)

    

Married/partner

233 (63)

159 (84)

0.00

545

  1. * percent of responding participants