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Table 3 Comparison 8 NCSI sub-domains scores between Q-fever patients > 50 years and the healthy norm group

From: The health status of Q-fever patients after long-term follow-up

Domain and subdomain

Q-fever n = 277 (%)

Healthy control n = 65 (%)

Q-fever vs. healthy(ref)

Ā 

n = 277 (%)

n = 65 (%)

OR (CI)

P value

Symptoms

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒSubjective symptoms

Ā Ā Ā 

N

255

65

Ā Ā 

Normal

123 (48.2)

59 (90.8)

Ā Ā 

Abnormal

132 (51.8)

6 (9.2)

9.9 (4.0-24.5)

0.000

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒDyspnoea emotions

Ā Ā Ā 

N

172

65

Ā Ā 

Normal

103 (59.9)

55 (84.6)

Ā Ā 

Abnormal

69 (40.1)

10 (15.4)

3.1 (1.4-6.8)

0.006

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒFatigue

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

N

207

65

Ā Ā 

Normal

85 (41.1)

57 (87.7)

Ā Ā 

Abnormal

122 (58.9)

8 (12.3)

9.2 (4.0-20.8)

0.000

Functional impairment

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒBehavioural impairment

Ā Ā Ā 

N

277

65

Ā Ā 

Normal

126 (45.5)

49 (75.4)

Ā Ā 

Abnormal

151 (54.5)

16 (24.6)

3.8 (1.9-7.3)

0.000

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒSubjective impairment

Ā Ā Ā 

N

249

65

Ā Ā 

Normal

173 (69.5)

60 (92.3)

Ā Ā 

Abnormal

76 (30.5)

5 (7.7)

5.0 (1.9-13.4)

0.001

Quality of life

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒGeneral Quality of Life

Ā Ā Ā 

N

234

65

Ā Ā 

Normal

129 (55.1)

51 (78.5)

Ā Ā 

Abnormal

105 (44.9)

14 (21.5)

2.4 (1.2-4.7)

0.011

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒHealth related Quality of Life

Ā Ā Ā 

N

271

65

Ā Ā 

Normal

151 (55.7)

55 (84.6)

Ā Ā 

Abnormal

120 (44.3)

10 (15.4)

3.7 (1.8-7.7)

0.001

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒSatisfaction relations

Ā Ā Ā 

N

252

65

Ā Ā 

Normal

166 (65.9)

37 (56.9)

Ā Ā 

Abnormal

86 (34.1)

28 (43.1)

0.5 (0.3-0.9)

0.040

  1. Abnormal is a combination of mild and severe scores. Used method chi square.