Table 4.
Difference between age, Logistic EuroSCORE risk, preoperative EQ-5D , preoperative EQ-VAS between the 372 drop outs and the 1303 patients with complete pre- and postoperative QoL information
| Variable |
Drop outs |
Complete |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 372 | N = 1303 | ||
| Age |
68.7 ± 11.1 (18–86) |
66.1 ± 10.0 (25–93) |
0.001 |
| EuroSCORE |
4.1 ± 5.4 (0.88-42.5) |
3.8 ± 3.9 (0.88-51.1) |
0.001 |
| EQ-VAS |
59.5 ± 20.7 (0–100) |
64.3 ± 21.1 (0–100) |
0.001 |
| EQ-5D | 0.65 ± 0.30 (−0.26-1.00) | 0.74 ± 0.24 (−0.30-1.00) | 0.001 |