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Table 4 Mean SF-36 scores at one month

From: A randomised controlled trial to measure the effect of chest pain unit care upon anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life [ISRCTN85078221]

 

N (% completed)

CPU care

Routine care

Difference

95% CI

P-value

ρ

    

Unadjusted

   
    

Adjusted

   

Physical functioning

654 (96.3%)

74.1

66.2

7.8

3.8 to 11.9

<0.001

0.025

    

7.6

3.6 to 11.5

<0.001

 

Social functioning

654 (96.3%)

74.6

67.0

7.6

3.2 to 12.0

0.001

0

    

6.8

2.4 to 11.2

0.002

 

Role-physical

638 (94.0%)

54.1

46.0

8.2

1.3 to 15.0

0.02

0

    

7.0

0.4 to 13.6

0.039

 

Role-emotional

630 (92.8%)

63.9

60.2

3.7

-3.0 to 10.5

0.281

0

    

3.9

-2.8 to 10.5

0.256

 

Mental health

653 (96.2%)

69.1

64.4

4.7

1.3 to 8.2

0.007

0

    

5.2

1.9 to 8.6

0.002

 

Vitality

649 (95.6%)

52.6

47.1

5.5

1.8 to 9.2

0.003

0

    

5.8

2.2 to 9.3

0.002

 

Pain index

655 (96.5%)

66.4

62.0

4.4

0.2 to 8.5

0.04

0

    

4.3

0.2 to 8.3

0.041

 

General health

651 (95.9%)

59.7

51.7

8.0

4.6 to 11.5

<0.001

0

    

8.1

4.6 to 11.5

<0.001

 
  1. Upper row shows unadjusted analysis (primary analysis) Lower row shows adjusted analysis (secondary analysis) ρ = Intraclass correlation coefficient