Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and comorbidities of the PCC and HC groups.
| ICU‐PCC | H‐PCC | M‐PCC | HC | F | p | η 2 | Post hoc Bonferroni | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 81 | n = 80 | n = 207 | n = 124 | |||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||||
| Age (years) | 52.82 (8.47) | 53.24 (8.68) | 47.55 (9.54) | 46.78 (10.03) | 13.907 | 0.0001 | 0.079 | ICU > HC |
| ICU > M | ||||||||
| H > HC | ||||||||
| H > M | ||||||||
| Education (years) | 13.14 (3.14) | 13.28 (3.46) | 14.33 (3.24) | 15.73 (3.31) | 14.681 | 0.0001 | 0.083 | HC > ICU |
| HC > H | ||||||||
| HC > M | ||||||||
| M > ICU | ||||||||
| Estimated IQ a | 99.68 (8.44) | 100.98 (7.64) | 101.43 (10.12) | 104.96 (6.66) | 6.921 | 0.0001 | 0.077 | HC > ICU |
| HC > H | ||||||||
| HC > M | ||||||||
| Time since onset to assessment (months) | 8.8 (3.8) | 10.10 (5) | 12.09 (6.7) | 10.225 | 0.0001 | 0.053 | M > ICU | |
| M > H |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | χ 2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (female) | 38 (46.9) | 40 (50) | 165 (79.7) | 93 (75) | 44.498 | 0.0001 |
| Gross salary (year) | 27.400 | 0.007 | ||||
| <14,922€ | 27 (33.3) | 20 (25) | 38 (18.4) | 15 (12.2) | ||
| 14,922–24,869€ | 19 (23.5) | 25 (31.3) | 64 (30.9) | 34 (27.6) | ||
| 24.869–34.817€ | 21 (25.9) | 18 (22.5) | 61 (29.5) | 31 (25.2) | ||
| 34,817–39,790€ | 2 (2.5) | 7 (8.8) | 22 (10.6) | 19 (15.4) | ||
| >39,790€ | 12 (14.8) | 10 (12.5) | 22 (10.6) | 24 (19.5) | ||
| Change in employment status | 35 (14.8) | 29 (36.3) | 79 (38.2) | 11 (8.9) | 39.800 | 0.0001 |
| Comorbidities | ||||||
| Heart disease | 3 (3.7) | 3 (3.8) | 5 (2.4) | 2 (1.6) | ||
| Respiratory disease | 13 (16) | 11 (13.8) | 26 (12.6) | 6 (4.8) | 7.743 | 0.052 |
| High blood pressure | 24 (29.6) | 13 (16.3) | 16 (7.7) | 5 (4) | 36.778 | 0.0001 |
| Dyslipidemia | 18 (22.2) | 14 (17.5) | 19 (9.2) | 12 (2.4) | 11.537 | 0.009 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5 (6.2) | 7 (8.8) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (2.4) | ||
| Obesity | 44 (55.7) | 28 (34.9) | 34 (17.6) | 14 (12.8) | 62.892 | 0.0001 |
| Chronic liver disease | 3 (3.7) | 3 (3.8) | 1 (0.5) | 0 | ||
| Tobacco smoking | 4 (4.9) | 4 (5) | 19 (9.2) | 29 (23.4) | 25.279 | 0.0001 |
HC, healthy control; ICU, intensive care unit; PCC, post‐COVID condition.
a
Intelligence quotient estimated using Word Accentuation Test.