Table 5.
Summary of questionnaire and neuropsychological test data in relation to positive findings on physical examination
|
Offshore workers |
Divers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No signsn= 75 | Signsn= 45 | p | No signsn= 91 | Signsn= 60 | p | |
| GSS |
2.5 (1.9 to 3.1) |
3.0 (2.1 to 3.9) |
0.36 |
3.7 (3.0 to 4.3) |
5.6 (4.5 to 6.8) |
0.002 |
| SF36 PCS |
51.2 (49.6 to 52.9) |
44.4 (40.9 to 47.9) |
<0.001 |
51.1 (49.2 to 53.0) |
46.7 (43.7 to 49.8) |
0.011 |
| SF36 MCS |
52.0 (50.1 to 55.3) |
52.9 (50.7 to 55.3) |
0.51 |
52.1 (50.4 to 53.9) |
50.4 (47.4 to 53.6) |
0.32 |
| HADSa |
5.83 (5.07 to 6.58) |
6.33 (5.14 to 7.52) |
0.45 |
6.54 (5.71 to 7.19) |
7.33 (6.32 to 8.34) |
0.15 |
| HADSd |
3.73 (3.06 to 4.41) |
4.00 (3.09 to 4.91) |
0.64 |
3.91 (3.31 to 4.51) |
4.33 (3.44 to 5.23) |
0.42 |
| PRMQ |
37.6 (35.8 to 39.5) |
38.5 (35.8 to 41.2) |
0.60 |
41.4 (39.7 to 43.1) |
44.7 (42.0 to 47.5) |
0.034 |
| CFQ |
33.4 (30.8 to 36.0) |
34.0 (30.6 to 37.3) |
0.79 |
39.1 (36.5 to 41.6) |
40.8 (37.0 to 44.7) |
0.43 |
| DEX |
17.7 (15.7 to 19.7) |
17.7 (15.3 to 20.0) |
0.99 |
19.6 (17.7 to 21.5) |
23.2 (19.8 to 26.5) |
0.052 |
| MemComp |
0.11 (−0.74 to 0.96) |
0.46 (−0.88 to 1.79) |
0.65 |
0.95 (0.18 to 1.73) |
−0.09 (−0.95 to 0.78) |
0.08 |
| ExecComp | −0.12 (−0.55 to 0.32) | 0.16 (−0.31 to 0.62) | 0.41 | 0.07 (−0.25 to 0.40) | 0.06 (−0.42 to 0.54) | 0.96 |
Data are quoted as mean and 95% CI.