Table 3.
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment using a 36-item instrument for adults, the RAND 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue Scale (FACIT-F), and Beck Depression Inventory second edition (BDI-II) measured in post-Covid participants sub-divided into hypoxic and normoxic
| Normoxic post-COVID-19 participants (mean ± SD) n = 26 | Hypoxic post-COVID-19 participants (mean ± SD) n = 8 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical functioning | 69 ± 33 | 31 ± 20 | 0.003 |
| Role limitation-physical | 54 ± 46 | 0 ± 0 | < 0.001 |
| Role limitation-emotional | 60 ± 42 | 22 ± 40 | 0.074 |
| Energy/fatigue | 38 ± 27 | 11 ± 13 | 0.003 |
| Emotional well-being | 66 ± 19 | 59 ± 12 | 0.265 |
| Social functioning | 60 ± 24 | 36 ± 20 | 0.028 |
| Pain | 65 ± 31 | 47 ± 23 | 0.141 |
| General health | 59 ± 21 | 36 ± 18 | 0.023 |
| FACIT-F | 27 ± 14 | 12 ± 9 | 0.006 |
| BDI-II | 16 ± 11 | 24 ± 7 | 0.054 |
Differences between the groups were analyzed using an unpaired t test