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. 2018 Oct 16;5(1):e000238. doi: 10.1136/bmjgast-2018-000238

Table 3.

Change in PROMs scores by age, sex and SES

Patient characteristic Change in GIQLI (SD) (n=158) P values* Change in EQ-5D (SD) (n=160) P values*
Age (years)
 >70 1.5 (25.0) 0.46 0.03 (0.36) 0.70
 50–70 6.9 (25.8) 0.07 (0.37)
 <50 7.8 (39.3) 0.09 (0.50)
Sex
 Male 2.46 (28.7) 0.43 −0.01 (0.40) 0.047
 Female 6.14 (29.3) 0.11 (0.39)
SES
 1 (least deprived) 2.39 (23.7) 0.69 0.13 (0.32) 0.61
 2 –0.75 (24.4) 0.47 (0.32)
 3 3.94 (28.1) 0.04 (0.39)
 4 4.52 (26.4) 0.11 (0.42)
 5 (most deprived) 9.96 (27.5) –0.01 (0.49)

*From ANOVA.

GIQLI, Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index; PROM, patient-reported outcome measure; SES, socioeconomic status.