Table 3 Differences in health outcomes between participants with and without PCS

Baseline

Postraumatic stress (IES-R )

 Median (IQR)

-3.64

(-4.21;-2.61)

-3.38

(-4.07;-2.13)

-4.08

(-4.36;-3.46)

< 0.0001

0.29

 Mean (SD)

-3.20

(1.30)

-2.97

(1.37)

-3.70

(0.97)

Depressiveness (PHQ-9)

 Median (IQR)

4

(2;7)

5

(3;9)

2

(1;3)

< 0.0001

0.46

 Mean (SD)

4.68

(3.98)

5.78

(4.08)

2.24

(2.34)

Fatigue (FAS)

 Median (IQR)

19

(15;24)

21

(17;27)

15

(13;18)

< 0.0001

0.51

 Mean (SD)

20.67

(7.49)

22.96

(7.62)

15.56

(3.75)

Physical HRQOL (VR-12)

 Median (IQR)

51.77

(44.28;55.52)

48.46

(42.02;54.66)

54.81

(52.74; 55.88)

< 0.0001

0.38

 Mean (SD)

48.96

(8.60)

46.95

(9.06)

53.45

(5.22)

Mental HRQOL (VR-12 )

 Median (IQR)

50.74

(44.32;56.33)

48.71

(41.25;54.14)

55.64

(51.19;59.30)

< 0.0001

0.39

 Mean (SD)

49.53

(9.05)

47.29

(9.21)

54.53

(6.30)

Follow-up

Postraumatic stress (IES-R )

 Median (IQR)

-3.95

(-4.36;-3.05)

-3.76

(-4.21;-2.53)

-4.25

(-4.36;-3.91)

< 0.0001

0.34

 Mean (SD)

-3.47

(1.19)

-3.23

(1.30)

-4.01

(0.59)

Depressiveness (PHQ-9)

 Median (IQR)

4

(2;6)

5

(3;8)

1

(0;6)

< 0.0001

0.52

 Mean (SD)

4.74

(4.50)

6.09

(4.71)

1.74

(1.72)

Fatigue (FAS)

 Median (IQR)

20

(15;25)

22

(17;29)

14.5

(12;18)

< 0.0001

0.51

 Mean (SD)

21.15

(8.43)

23.77

(8.61)

15.30

(3.89)

Physical HRQOL (VR-12)

 Median (IQR)

51.32

(43.60;54.81)

48.48

(40.61;53.49)

54.76

(51.56;55.66)

< 0.0001

0.36

 Mean (SD)

48.37

(8.33)

46.53

(8.69)

52.48

(5.65)

Mental HRQOL (VR-12 )

 Median (IQR)

54.43

(46.39;59.24)

51.26

(42.06;56.56)

58.53

(54.94;59.34)

< 0.0001

0.40

 Mean (SD)

51.06

(10.20)

48.50

(10.91)

56.80

(4.83)