Table 5 PedsQl Total score at 1, 4 and 12 months using Generalized Estimating Equation
From: A longitudinal study on quality of life after injury in children
Time only Model (95 % CI) | Crude Estimatea (95 % CI) | Adjusted Estimateb (95 % CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Intercept | 81.47 (79.37, 83.56) | 34.53 (17.88, 51.17) | |
Time in months | 0.99 (0.79, 1.19) | 0.54 (–1.37, 2.46) | |
Baseline HRQoL | 0.52 (0.24, 0.79) | 0.53 (0.29, 0.77) | |
Time*Baseline | 0.01 (–0.01, 0.03) | 0.01 (–0.01, 0.03) | |
Hospitalization Status | 13.65 (8.38, 18.93) | 11.95 (5.59, 18.30) | |
Time*Hospitalization (ref = hosp) | –1.17 (–1.67, –0.68) | –0.93 (–1.58, –0.29) | |
Age (yrs) | –1.03 (–1.46, –0.59) | –0.93 (–1.32, –0.54) | |
Time*Age | 0.07 (0.03, 0.12) | 0.07 (0.04, 0.11) | |
Sex (ref = Female) | –0.41 (–5.06, 4.25) | 2.63 (–1.25, 6.5) | |
Time*Sex | –0.10 (–0.53, 0.33) | –0.29 (–0.67, 0.10) | |
PaedCTAS 1&2 | Reference | ||
PaedCTAS 3 | 7.51 (0.54, 14.49) | –0.59 (–8.33, 7.16) | |
PaedCTAS 4&5 | 11.87 (6.24, 17.51) | 2.29 (–4.56, 9.16) | |
Time*CTAS3 | –0.61 (–1.25, 0.02) | –0.02 (–0.73, 0.69) | |
Time*PaedCTAS 4&5 | –1.07 (–1.58, –056) | –0.36 (–1.03, 0.32) |