Impact of PTS on QOL, general health and functioning
| Cases with PTS | Cases without PTS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Categories | N | n (%) | N | n (%) | p Value* | Adjusted p value† |
| QLI | Mean (SD) | 84 | 22.2 (3.6) | 118 | 24.0 (3.1) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| GHQ-20 | Mean (SD) | 84 | 20.1 (6.1) | 118 | 17.6 (6.5) | 0.006 | 0.003 |
| Own health assessment | Bad/very bad | 84 | 13 (15.5) | 117 | 7 (6.0) | 0.027 | 0.029 |
| How often experienced pain other than in the lower limbs? | ≥every week | 78 | 57 (73.1) | 114 | 31 (27.2) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Muscle skeletal problems‡ | Yes | 75 | 15 (20.0) | 113 | 11 (9.7) | 0.046 | 0.076 |
| Allergy‡ | Yes | 80 | 29 (36.3) | 114 | 31 (27.2) | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| Constipation‡ | Yes | 75 | 13 (17.3) | 112 | 10 (8.9) | 0.086 | 0.054 |
| Skin problems‡ | Yes | 74 | 14 (18.9) | 114 | 9 (7.9) | 0.024 | 0.033 |
| Headache/Migraine‡ | Yes | 78 | 38 (48.7) | 114 | 46 (40.4) | 0.25 | 0.21 |
| Psychiatric problems‡ | Yes | 74 | 18 (24.3) | 113 | 8 (7.1) | 0.001 | <0.001 |
| Use of analgesic drugs ‡ | ≥Every week | 83 | 16 (19.3) | 115 | 10 (8.7) | 0.030 | 0.029 |
| Use of allergy medicine‡ | ≥Every week | 83 | 18 (21.7) | 112 | 10 (8.9) | 0.012 | 0.017 |
| Use of Dietary supplement ‡ | ≥Every week | 84 | 37 (44.0) | 116 | 63 (54.3) | 0.82 | 0.76 |
| Use of anticoagulants‡ | Every day | 81 | 16 (19.8) | 115 | 12 (10.4) | 0.066 | 0.046 |
| Physically worn out after a day's work | Often/always | 81 | 44 (54.3) | 111 | 31 (27.9) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Mentally worn out after a day's work | Often/ always | 85 | 54 (63.5) | 115 | 60 (52.2) | 0.11 | 0.16 |
| Sick leave‡ | ≥2 weeks | 79 | 35 (44.3) | 113 | 24 (21.2) | 0.001 | <0.001 |
*t Test for continuous variables and the Wald test for categorical variables.
†Adjusted for possible confounders (age) with linear regression for continuous variables and logistic regression for categorical variables.
‡The last 12 months.
PTS, post-thrombosis syndrome; QOL, quality-of-life.