Table 4

Univariate analysis displaying correlations of the predefined determinants to EQ-5D dimensions and EQ VAS

		EQ-5D										EQ VAS
		MO		SC		UA		PD		AD
	N	Corr.coef	p Value	Corr.coef	p Value	Corr.coef	p Value	Corr.coef	p Value	Corr.coef	p Value	Corr.coef	p Value
Age	213	0.09	0.19	0.05	0.49	0.07	0.32	0.06	0.39	0.06	0.38	−0.06	0.31
Sex	213	−0.20*	<0.05	−0.03	0.70	−0.23*	<0.05	−0.13*	0.06	−0.27*	<0.05	0.23*	<0.05
6MWT	213	−0.43*	<0.05	−0.28*	<0.05	−0.42*	<0.05	−0.30*	<0.05	−0.25*	<0.05	0.51*	<0.05
BMI	213	0.13*	0.06	0.14*	0.04	0.10	0.16	0.03	0.71	0.05	0.50	0.22*	<0.05
BNP	203	0.19*	0.01	0.01	0.89	0.15*	0.03	0.13*	0.07	0.19*	0.01	−0.10	0.14
Ongoing AC	213	0.09	0.19	−0.05	0.45	0.02	0.73	0.02	0.80	−0.01	0.85	−0.06	0.38
Cardiopulmonary comorbidity	213	0.15*	0.03	0.05	0.47	0.17*	0.01	0.09	0.20	0.06	0.20	−0.19*	0.01
Active cancer	213	0.09	0.20	0.01	0.99	0.01	0.90	−0.01	0.93	0.01	0.97	−0.02	0.77
Reporting dyspnoea	213	0.16*	0.02	0.13*	0.05	0.29*	<0.05	0.40*	<0.05	0.11	0.11	−0.37*	<0.05
F-score	192	0.06	0.42	0.15*	0.04	0.11	0.13	0.07	0.36	−0.01	0.94	−0.12*	0.09
Recurrent VTE	213	0.01	0.93	−0.06	0.35	−0.02	0.73	0.06	0.35	−0.01	0.95	−0.02	0.77
Unemployed	213	0.10	0.13	0.08	0.27	0.22*	<0.05	0.24*	<0.05	0.27*	<0.05	−0.24*	0.01
Disease duration	213	−0.02	0.77	−0.02	0.79	−0.03	0.64	−0.04	0.58	−0.07	0.32	0.13*	0.05

*All values with α<0.10 retained for multiple regression analysis, explanatory variables recoded to 0=not having the condition and 1=having the condition, dimensions dichotomised in reporting problems=1 and not reporting problems=0.
6MWT, 6 min walking test; AD, anxiety and depression; Age, age at inclusion, male sex=1; BMI, body mass index (kg/m²); BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; Corr. coef, Spearman's r correlation coefficient; EQ-5D, EuroQol five-dimension; EQ VAS, EuroQol visual analogue scale; F-score, Fredrikstad radiological score (higher scores associated with a more proximal location of the thrombus); MO, mobility; Ongoing AC, ongoing anticoagulant treatment; PD, pain and discomfort; SC, self-care; UA, usual activities; Unemployed, unemployed or unemployment because of long-term illness or disability retirement and disease duration=time in years from PE diagnosis to study inclusion.