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Table 2 EQ5D-index, EQ-VAS and SF6D-index for suspected pneumonia and the non-diseased subjects

From: The impact of community-acquired pneumonia on the health-related quality-of-life in elderly

 

Suspected pneumonia cases

Non-diseased subjects

p-value

Mean (SD)/Median (IQR)

Missing/died

Mean (SD)/Median (IQR)

Missing/died

 

EQ5D-index

 At vaccinationa

0.87 (0.16)/0.89 (0.78–1.00)

0/0

0.87 (0.16)/0.89 (0.78–1.00)

0/0

ns

 Prior to illness onset

0.81 (0.23)/0.86 (0.78–1.00)

0/0

-

-

-

 At admission

0.23 (0.32)/0.24 (−0.00–0.43)

0/0

-

-

-

 During home visit

0.70 (0.26)/0.78 (0.52–0.89)

0/0

0.84 (0.18)/0.84 (0.78–1.00)

0/0

<0.001

 Month 1

0.72 (0.24)/0.78 (0.65–0.89)

60/4

0.83 (0.17)/0.84 (0.78–1.00)

44/2

<0.001

 Month 6

0.74 (0.23)/0.78 (0.66–0.89)

85/29

0.82 (0.18)/0.84 (0.78–1.00)

76/4

<0.001

 Month 12

0.74 (0.23)/0.78 (0.67–0.89)

104/49

0.82 (0.18)/0.84 (0.78–1.00)

124/14

<0.001

EQ5D-VAS

 Prior to illness onset

71 (15.3)/70 (60–80)

0/0

-

-

-

 At admission

33 (16.0)/30 (20–41)

1/0

-

-

-

 During home visit

62 (16.7)/65 (50–70)

0/0

76 (13.2)/80 (70–85)

3/0

<0.001

 Month 1

64 (16.3)/65 (50–75)

62/4

76 (13.9)/79 (70–85)

37/2

<0.001

 Month 6

65 (16.4)/70 (55–78)

86/29

74 (15.2)/75 (65–84)

73/4

<0.001

 Month 12

64 (17.5)/69 (50–78)

98/49

75 (14.6)/75 (68–85)

122/14

<0.001

SF6D-index

 During home visit

-

-

0.77 (0.13)/0.79 (0.66–0.88)

9/0

-

 Month 1

0.65 (0.13)/0.63 (0.58–0.73)

81/4

0.76 (0.13)/0.77 (0.65–0.88)

69/2

<0.001

 Month 6

0.68 (0.14)/0.66 (0.59–0.79)

99/29

0.75 (0.14)/0.75 (0.63–0.88)

116/4

<0.001

 Month 12

0.68 (0.14)/0.66 (0.58–0.77)

122/49

0.75 (0.13)/0.75 (0.63–0.87)

149/14

<0.001

  1. Abbreviations: SD Standard deviation, ns not significant
  2. amatching criterion