A comparison of the Nottingham Health Profile and Short Form 36 Health Survey in patients with chronic lower limb ischaemia in a longitudinal perspective

Table 5 Differences in comparable domains in the NHP and the SF-36 between claudicants and patients with critical ischaemia before revascularization.

Dimension	Claudicants n = 48	Critical ischaemia n = 42	P-value
NHP* *Md (q1,q3)*
Pain	29.9 (27.2–48.5)	54.2 (28.8–84.2)	.003
Physical mobility	30.8 (10.3–50.2)	47.3 (20.6–66.7)	.03
Emotional reactions	11.4 (0.0–39.3)	10.0 (0.0–25.2)	.42
Energy	60.5 (0.0–100)	47.0 (0.0–100)	.65
Social isolation	0.0 (0.0–24.2)	0.0 (0.0–25.1)	.75
SF-36 Md (q1,q3)**
Bodily pain	36.5 (22.0–42.0)	31.0 (22.0–41.0)	.27
Physical functioning	25.0 (15.0–40.0)	25.0 (15.0–45.0)	.93
Mental health	68.0 (56.0–88.0)	68.0 (51.0–77.0)	.54
Vitality	45.0 (31.2–60.0)	45.0 (20.0–60.0)	.47
Social functioning	68.7 (50.0–87.5)	62.5 (50.0–78.1)	.41

*A higher score (100) indicates more perceived problems. ** A higher score (100) indicates fewer perceived problems. ^a P-value, claudicants versus critical ischaemia patients before revascularization. Tested by Mann-Whitney U- test. p-value = <0.05

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