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Table 5 Change of health outcomes from baseline to follow-up

From: Longitudinal course and predictors of health-related quality of life, mental health, and fatigue, in non-hospitalized individuals with or without post COVID-19 syndrome

 

Total (n = 304)

  

PCS yes (n = 210)

  

PCS no (n = 94)

  
   

p-value1

Effect size r

  

p-value1

Effect size r

  

p-value1

Effect size r

Postraumatic stress (IES-R )

            

 Median (IQR)

-0.13

(-0.73;0.17)

< 0.0001

0.22

-0.13

(-0.75; 0.31)

0.0016

0.20

-0.14

(-0.63; 0.01)

< 0.0001

0.29

 Mean (SD)

-0.25

(1.01)

  

-0.23

(1.08)

  

-0.30

(0.83)

  

Depressiveness (PHQ-9)

            

 Median (IQR)

0.0

(-2.0; 2.0)

0.9102

< 0.01

0

(-2; 2)

0.3796

0.05

0

(-1; 1)

0.0514

0.11

 Mean (SD)

0.05

(3.22)

  

0.31

(3.60)

  

-0.50

(2.07)

  

Fatigue (FAS)

            

 Median (IQR)

0

(-3; 4)

0.2472

0.06

1

(-3; 5)

0.0860

0.11

0

(-3; 1)

0.3018

0.08

 Mean (SD)

0.45

(6.24)

  

0.77

(7.09)

  

-0.26

(3.65)

  

Physical HRQOL (VR-12)

            

 Median (IQR)

-0.75

-4.18; 3.10

0.1165

0.09

-0.82

(-4.57; 4.12)

0.3890

0.06

-0.60

(-3.23; 1.49)

0.0839

0.15

 Mean (SD)

-0.59

(7.26)

  

-0.42

(7.90)

  

-0.96

(5.59)

  

Mental HRQOL (VR-12 )

            

 Median (IQR)

1.23

(-3.55; 6.76)

0.0006

0.19

1.28

(-5.62; 7.72)

0.0407

0.14

0.87

(-0.90; 4.74)

0.0004

0.30

 Mean (SD)

1.53

(8.95)

  

1.20

(10.12)

  

2.27

(5.48)

  
  1. PCS: Post Covid-19 syndrome; IES-R: Revised Impact of Event Scale; PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire; FAS: Fatigue Assessment Scale; VR-12: Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey
  2. 1 Wilcoxon test