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Table 4 Background, intensive care unit, and EQ-5D variables in sepsis group and control group respondents

From: Quality of life of survivors from severe sepsis and septic shock may be similar to that of others who survive critical illness

Type of data

 

Sepsis group respondents (n = 104)

Control group respondents (n = 133)

P

Background

Sex (n [%])

   
 

Male

66 (64)

72 (54)

0.149a

 

Female

38 (36)

61 (46)

 
 

Age (median [25th–75th percentile])

52 (38–66)

58 (42–69)

0.102b

 

Work status (n [%])

   
 

Employed

27 (27)

30 (23)

0.556a

 

Retired

53 (53)

65 (49)

 
 

Housework/student/seeking work

9 (9)

17 (13)

 
 

Other

11 (11)

20 (15)

 
 

Previous health state (n [%])

   
 

Healthy

33 (32)

36 (27)

0.518a

 

Chronic nondisabling disease

45 (44)

68 (51)

 
 

Chronic disabling disease

25 (24)

29 (22)

 

ICU variables

APACHE II score at admission (median [25th–75th percentile])c

17 (13–21)

12 (8–18)

<0.001

 

ICU days (median [25th–75th percentile])c

8 (4–11)

3 (2–5)

<0.001b

 

Admission category (n [%])c

   
 

Medical

80 (77)

41 (31)

<0.001a

 

Scheduled surgery

0 (0)

58 (44)

 
 

Nonscheduled surgery

23 (22)

20 (15)

 
 

Multiple trauma

1 (1)

13 (10)

 

EQ-5D variables

Mobility (n [%])

   
 

N: I have no problems in walking about

69 (67)

77 (58)

0.368a

 

M: I have some problems in walking about

30 (29)

50 (38)

 
 

E: I am confined to bed

4 (4)

5 (4)

 
 

Self-care (n [%])

   
 

N: I have no problems with self-care

79 (76)

96 (73)

0.782a

 

M: I have some problems washing or dressing myself

11 (11)

16 (12)

 
 

E: I am unable to wash or dress myself

13 (13)

20 (15)

 
 

Usual activities (n [%])

   
 

N: I have no problems with performing my usual activities

56 (54)

58 (44)

0.192a

 

M: I have some problems with performing my usual activities

26 (25)

47 (36)

 
 

E: I am unable to performing my usual activities

21 (21)

27 (20)

 
 

Pain/discomfort (n [%])

   
 

N: I have no pain or discomfort

66 (64)

73 (55)

0.386a

 

M: I have moderate pain or discomfort

30 (29)

49 (37)

 
 

E: I have extreme pain or discomfort

7 (7)

10 (8)

 
 

Anxiety/depression (n [%])

   
 

N: I am not anxious or depressed

58 (56)

51 (39)

0.017a

 

M: I am moderately anxious or depressed

29 (28)

59 (46)

 
 

E: I am extremely anxious or depressed

16 (16)

19 (15)

 
 

Perceived current health state: Health state today compared with 12 months ago (n [%])c

  
 

Better

35 (34)

52 (40)

0.022a

 

The same

34 (33)

23 (18)

 
 

Worse

33 (33)

55 (42)

 

EQ VAS (median [25th–75th percentile])

75 (50–80)

60 (50–80)

0.129b

EQ Index (median [25th–75th percentile])

84 (58–100)

76 (56–91)

0.059b

  1. aPearson χ2 test. bMann–Whitney test. *See Methods section for an explanation. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; EQ-5D, EuroQol five-dimension questionnaire; ICU, intensive care unit; VAS, visual–analogue scale (0–100% scale).