Table 2.

Health-related quality of life measured by the EQ-5D-3L and EQ-VAS at baseline and at weeks 8 and 26 of follow-up.

	Baseline	Week 8	Week 26	Difference between baseline and week 8	Difference between baseline and week 26
EQ-5D-3L index
Base case (n = 64)
Mean (SE)	0.675 (0.028)	0.813 (0.026)	0.773 (0.032)	0.139 (0.030)	0.098 (0.032)
Median (IQR)	0.756 (0.637 to 0.824)	0.824 (0.717 to 1.000)	0.796 (0.692 to 1.000)	0.142 (0.009 to 0.243)	0.079 (-0.003 to 0.227)
Complete case (n = 40)
Mean (SE)	0.684 (0.033)	0.841 (0.027)	0.820 (0.030)	0.156 (0.031)	0.136 (0.027)
Median (IQR)	0.756 (0.645 to 0.824)	0.833 (0.755 to 1.000)	0.824 (0.723 to 1.000)	0.167 (0.038 to 0.277)	0.162 (0.009 to 0.244)
EQ-VAS
Base case (n = 64)
Mean (SE)	52.1 (2.6)	68.7 (2.7)	70.4 (2.6)	16.5 (3.2)	18.3 (3.4)
Median (IQR)	52.0 (40.0 to 65.2)	70.3 (55.5 to 85.0)	70.8 (59.3 to 89.3)	15.6 (2.7 to 30.3)	19.0 (3.3 to 35.1)
Complete case (n = 40)
Mean (SE)	53.2 (3.4)	69.3 (3.0)	73.7 (2.5)	16.1 (3.4)	20.5 (3.5)
Median (IQR)	54.0 (41.0 to 67.0)	73.0 (56.0 to 85.0)	73.0 (65.0 to 90.0)	15.0 (5.0 to 30.0)	20.0 (10.0 to 32.0)

EQ-5D-3L, EuroQol 5-Dimensions 3-Levels; EQ-VAS, EuroQol visual analogue scale; IQR, interquartile ranges; SE, standard error.