Table 3

 Association between the 36 item short form health survey (SF-36) and MacNew subscales and EQ-5D item by response level at admission

EQ-5D dimensionSF-36 subscaleMacNewp Value*
Data are median (interquartile range).
Owing to missing values comparisons were based on different sample sizes varying between 101 and 104.
*Kruskal-Wallis H test; †categories moderate problems and extreme problems were collapsed into one category for significance test.
MobilityPhysical functioning (0–100)Physical functioning (1–7)
    No problems70.0 (25.0)4.5 (1.9)
    Moderate problems40.0 (35)3.5 (1.5)
    Extreme problems<0.001
Self carePhysical functioning (0–100)Subscale physical functioning (1–7)
    No problems65.0 (30)4.1 (1.9)
    Moderate problems20.8 (25)2.8 (1.0)
    Extreme problems<0.001
Usual activitiesSubscale role limitations (0–100)Subscale physical functioning (1–7)
    No problems25 (75.0)4.8 (1.9)
    Moderate problems0 (25.0)3.9 (1.2)
    Extreme problems0 (0)3.1 (1.2)<0.001
Usual activitiesSubscale social functioning (0–100)Subscale social functioning (1–7)
    No problems87.5 (37.5)5.0 (1.7)
    Moderate problems62.5 (25.5)4.1 (1.3)
    Extreme problems37.5 (37.5)3.2 (1.2)<0.001
PainSubscale pain (0–100)Subscale physical functioning (1–7)
    No problems100.0 (26.0)5.1 (1.6)
    Moderate problems42.0 (31.0)3.8 (1.0)
    Extreme problems17.0 (10.0)2.5 (1.0)<0.001†
PainItem chest pain (1–7)
    No problems7.0 (1.0)
    Moderate problems4.0 (2.0)
    Extreme problems2.0 (2.0)<0.001†
Anxiety/depressionSubscale mental health (0–100)Subscale emotional functioning (1–7)
    No problems84.0 (20.0)5.4 (1.2)
    Moderate problems52.0 (24.0)3.9 (1.4)
    Extreme problems28.0 (8.0)2.3 (0.6)<0.001†