Table 2.
Physical (PCS-12) and mental (MCS-12) component summaries related to the use of oxygen therapy and the utilization of health resources in the past year
| No. of cases | PCS-12 | MCS-12 | |
| Oxygen therapy: | |||
| No | 3,131 (84.8%) | 32.4 (31.3; 33.5) | 45.8 (44.4; 47.2) |
| Yes | 562 (15.2%) | 30.3 (29.1; 31.6) | 43.7 (42.1; 45.3) |
| P | 0.019 | 0.049 | |
| No of visits to primary care: | |||
| 1 to 5 | 1,941 (52.3%) | 32.9 (31.3; 34.5) | 46.4 (44.3; 48.4) |
| 5 to 10 | 1,140 (30.9%) | 31.0 (29.5; 32.4) | 44.2 (42.3;46.0) |
| Over 10 | 612 (16.6%) | 31.0 (29.7; 32.3) | 44.6 (42.9; 46.2) |
| P | 0.130 | 0.241 | |
| No. of visits to pneumology: | |||
| None | 883 (23.9%) | 32.8 (30.9; 34.8) | 48.7 (46.2; 51.1) |
| 1 to 4 | 2,711 (73.4%) | 31.1 (30.3; 32.0) | 44.7 (43.6; 45.8) |
| Over 4 | 99 (2.7%) | 31.0 (28.9; 33.1) | 41.6 (38.9; 44.2) |
| P | 0.277 | 0,000 | |
| No. of visits to E.R.: | |||
| None | 1,481 (40.1%) | 34.8 (32.7; 36.9) | 48.2 (45.5; 50.8) |
| 1 to 2 | 1,508 (40.8%) | 31.5 (30.0; 33.1) | 45.6 (43.6; 47.6) |
| 3 to 4 | 466 (12.6%) | 30.2 (28.8; 31.7) | 45.0 (43.2; 46.8) |
| Over 4 | 238 (6.4%) | 30.9 (29.2; 32.7) | 41.8 (39.6; 44.0) |
| P | 0.004 | 0.003 | |
| No. of hospital admissions: | |||
| None | 2,544 (68.9%) | 33.7 (32.5;35.0) | 47.4 (45.8; 49.0) |
| 1 | 755 (20.4%) | 32.1 (30.5; 33.7) | 43.1 (41.1; 45.1) |
| 2 | 257 (7.0%) | 29.2 (27.4; 31.1) | 44.3 (42.1; 46.6) |
| Over 2 | 137 (3.7%) | 29.5 (27.2; 31.7) | 43.8 (41.0; 46.6) |
| P | 0.000 | 0.006 |
Variables expressed as mean (95% CI).