Quality of life scores and severity of pain among hospitalised and non-hospitalised participants 12 months after a mild/ moderate injury (n=284)
| Health outcome | Estimated marginal means (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-hospitalised | Hospitalised | p Value | |
| SF-12 PCS | |||
| Age–sex adjusted (n=281) | 43.3 (41.7 to 45.0) | 40.7 (37.5 to 43.9) | 0.01 |
| Multivariable adjusted* (279) | 43.8 (40.7 to 47.0) | 40.5 (37.0 to 43.9) | 0.04 |
| SF-12 MCS | |||
| Age–sex adjusted (n=281) | 50.0 (48.4 to 51.5) | 49.0 (45.9 to 52.1) | 0.65 |
| Multivariable adjusted* (279) | 51.2 (48.2 to 54.2) | 48.8 (45.5 to 52.1) | 0.38 |
| EQ-VAS | |||
| Age–sex adjusted (n=284) | 72.1 (69.3 to 74.9) | 67.2 (61.8 to 72.7) | 0.05 |
| Multivariable adjusted* (282) | 75.4 (70.1 to 80.6) | 68.8 (63.0 to 74.6) | 0.07 |
| Pain NRS | |||
| Age–sex adjusted (n=202) | 5.1 (4.6 to 5.6) | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.0) | 0.56 |
| Multivariable adjusted* (200) | 4.4 (3.7 to 5.2) | 5.0 (4.1 to 5.8) | 0.20 |
*Adjusted further for education level, whiplash, fracture and New Injury Severity Score.
EQ, European Quality of Life; MCS, Mental Component Score; NRS, Numeric Rating Scale; PCS, Physical Component Score; SF-12, Short Form-12; VAS, visual analogue score.