Table 3 Main demographic data and clinical characteristics in respondents and nonrespondents to the EQ-5D questionairre
Factor | Nonrespondents | Respondents | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 48 (33–59) | 57 (43–69) | 0.008 |
Sex (male) | 64.4% | 61.3% | 0.73 |
APACHE II score | 23 (17–29) | 20 (17–26) | 0.19 |
Admission diagnostic category | |||
Trauma | 22.2% | 12.8% | 0.15 |
Surgical, nontrauma | 17.8% | 33.3% | 0.06 |
Medical | 42.2% | 40.4% | 0.86 |
Neurological | 15.6% | 7.8% | 0.15 |
Presence of chronic underlying disease | 44.4% | 59.9% | 0.09 |
ICU length of stay (days) | 4.7 (3.0–7.0) | 4.4 (2.8–6.6) | 0.82 |
Hospital length of stay (days) | 14 (8–22) | 18.5 (11–29) | 0.05 |