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. 2022 Aug 15;74:103311. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2022.103311

Table 2.

Baseline and outcome data at follow-up in patients who participated in both follow-ups (n = 46).

Before COVID-19 (n = 46) 4 months (n = 46) 12 months (n = 46) p value
(4 vs 12 months)
Time to follow-up (months) 4 (3.8–4.3) 12 (11.6–12.3)
BMI 29 (27–33) 30 (26–33) 32 (27–35) <0.001
Place of residence:
Home 46 (100%) 44 (96%) 46 (100%) 0.157
Convalescent/rehabilitation home 2 (4%)
Occupational status:
Working full-time 29 (63%) 16 (35%) 17 (37%) 0.317
Working part-time 3 (6%) 4 (9%) 5 (11%) 0.317
Unemployed 0 1 (2%) 3 (6%) 0.157
Retired 11 (24%) 14 (30%) 15 (33%) 0.317
On sick leave 3 (6%) 11 (24%) 6 (13%) 0.025



Outcome p value
modified Rankin Scale (mRS) (n = 46) 1 (1–2) 1 (1–2) 1.000
Post-COVID-19 Functional Status Scale (PCFS) (n = 46) 1 (1–2) 1 (1–3) 0.323
Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) (n = 46) 2 (2–3) 3 (2–4) 0.002
EQ-5D-5L (n = 46)
 Mobility 1.5 (1–2) 1 (1–2) 0.819
 Self-Care 1 (1–1) 1 (1–1) 0.414
 Usual Activity 2 (1–3) 2 (1–3) 0.201
 Pain/discomfort 2 (1–3) 2 (1–3) 0.860
 Anxiety/Depression 1.5 (1–2) 2 (1–2) 1.000
EQ-VAS 70 (59–85) 75 (50–85) 0.893
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCa) (n = 42) 26 (24–28) 27 (26–29) 0.039
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI 20)
 General fatigue (n = 44) 14 (10–18) 14.5 (10–17) 0.796
 Physical fatigue (n = 45) 14 (8–18) 14 (9–16) 0.539
 Mental fatigue (n = 45) 10 (6–14) 9 (6–13) 0.084
 Reduced motivation (n = 45) 9 (6–11) 8 (6–12) 0.974
 Reduced activity (n = 45) 12 (8–17) 10 (8–15) 0.170
Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) (n = 45) 2 (0–7) 2 (0–6) 0.112
Patient Depression Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) (n = 40) 4 (1–11) 3 (1–11) 0.211
6-minute walk test (6MWT) (n = 45) 522 (396–597) 525 (415–594) 0.802

Data are presented as number (percentage) or median with interquartile range (IQR).

Categorical data presented as number of total, n (percentage) and compared using Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Continuous data presented as median with interquartile range (IQR) and compared with Mann-Whitney U test.