Table 2 Baseline summary statistics and tests of difference for health‐related quality of life, health status and severity of injury for recovery groups (n = 186).
| Self‐reported measures | Not recovered (n = 125) | Completely recovered (n = 61) | Mann–Whitney U test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | z | p Value | |
| AQoL | 0.92 | 0.13 | 0.95 | 0.12 | −1.832 | 0.067 |
| SF‐6D | 0.90 | 0.11 | 0.94 | 0.08 | −2.911 | 0.004 |
| SF‐36 PCS | 54.72 | 7.11 | 56.34 | 5.11 | −1.903 | 0.057 |
| SF‐36 MCS | 54.36 | 6.51 | 55.84 | 6.34 | −1.613 | 0.107 |
| Injury severity | ||||||
| ICISS | 0.89 | 0.13 | 0.95 | 0.08 | −5.095 | 0.000 |
| NISS | 10.02 | 7.14 | 5.38 | 4.30 | −4.014 | 0.000 |
AQoL, assessment of quality of life; ICISS, International Classification of Diseases Injury Severity Score; MCS, mental component summary; NISS, New Injury Severity Score; PCS, physical component summary; SF‐36, 36‐item Short Form Questionnaire; SF‐6D, Short Form 6 Dimensions.