Table 5 Evaluation of the percentage of drop out in association with age, logistic EuroSCORE and preoperative QoL - EQ-5D and EQ-VAS
From: Is quality of life post cardiac surgery overestimated?
Total | Drop out | Complete | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 1675 | N = 372 (%) | N = 1303 (%) | ||
Age (years) | 0.001 | |||
<62 | 499 | 89 (17,8) | 410 (82.2) | |
≥ 62 and ≤73 | 676 | 136 (20.1) | 540 (79.9) | |
>73 | 500 | 147 (29.4) | 353 (70.6) | |
EuroSCORE | 0.001 | |||
< 1.8 | 500 | 63 (12.6) | 437 (87.4) | |
≥ 1.8 and ≤4.6 | 681 | 145 (21.3) | 536 (78.7) | |
>4.6 | 494 | 164 (33.2) | 330 (66.8) | |
EQ-VAS | 0.003 | |||
<50 | 311 | 86 (27.7) | 225 (72.3) | |
≥ 50 and ≤75 | 787 | 182 (23.1) | 605 (76.9) | |
>75 | 577 | 104 (18.0) | 473 (82.0) | |
EQ-5D | 0.001 | |||
<0.72 | 480 | 141 (29.4) | 339 (70.6) | |
≥ 0.72 and ≤0.84 | 549 | 111 (20.2) | 438 (79.8) | |
>0.84 | 646 | 120 (18.6) | 526 (81.4) |