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Table 4 Difference between age, Logistic EuroSCORE risk, preoperative EQ-5D , preoperative EQ-VAS between the 372 drop outs and the 1303 patients with complete pre- and postoperative QoL information

From: Is quality of life post cardiac surgery overestimated?

Variable

Drop outs

Complete

p-value

N = 372

N = 1303

Age

68.7 ± 11.1 (18–86)

66.1 ± 10.0 (25–93)

0.001

EuroSCORE

4.1 ± 5.4 (0.88-42.5)

3.8 ± 3.9 (0.88-51.1)

0.001

EQ-VAS

59.5 ± 20.7 (0–100)

64.3 ± 21.1 (0–100)

0.001

EQ-5D

0.65 ± 0.30 (−0.26-1.00)

0.74 ± 0.24 (−0.30-1.00)

0.001