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Table 3 Variables with significant differences between participants and dropouts

From: Health related quality of life in trauma patients. Data from a one-year follow up study compared with the general population

 

Participants

Drop outs

 
 

n = 242

%/CI

n = 149

%/CI

p

Age, mean and 95% CIa

42.1

40.1 - 44.1

34.5

32.1 - 36.5

<0.001

LOT-Rb

16.3

15.7 - 16.9

14.3

13.4 - 15.1

<0.001

Primary/secondary/high school

136

56.2

96

63.6

 

College or university

99

40.9

43

28.5

0.031

Living alone

99

40.9

89

58.9

<0.001

Out of work before injury

36

14.9

38

25.5

0.009

ISSc ≥ 9

154

63.9

75

50.3

0.080

Injured by physical assault

7

2.9

23

15.2

<0.001

Intensive care patient

103

42.6

47

31.1

0.023

Anxiety baseline

5.6

4.9 - 6.2

7.3

6.4 - 8.2

<0.001

Total score IESd, mean and 95% CI

20.9

18.7 - 23.2

28.3

25.2 - 31.5

<0.001

HADSe anxiety, mean and 95% CI

5.6

5.0 - 6.2

7.5

6.6 - 8.3

<0.001

HADS depression, mean and 95% CI

4.0

3.5 - 4.5

5.3

4.5 - 6.1

0.006

  1. aCI: confidence interval, bLOT-R: Life orientation test revised, baseline cISS: Injury severity score,dIES: Impact of event scale, baseline eHADS: Hospital anxiety and depression scale, baseline