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Table 4 Patient-reported outcome measures, mean (standard deviation)

From: Distal radius fractures in the superelderly: an observational study of 8486 cases from the Swedish fracture register

 

Pre-injury

1 year after injury

p-value

EQ-5D Index

0.69 (0.31)

0.68 (0.31)

 < 0.001

EQ-5D VAS

72.1 (22.0)

66.9 (23.3)

 < 0.001

SMFA arm/hand function index

20.1 (24.1)

23.4 (24.0)

 < 0.001

SMFA bother index

21.1 (20.3)

24.8 (22.1)

 < 0.001

  1. EQ-5D Index ranges from 0 to 1, where 1.0 is optimal outcome. EQ-5D VAS ranges from 0 100, where 100 is optimal outcome/health status. The SMFA indexes range from 0 to 100, where higher scores indicate poorer outcome. Statistical significance was assessed using the Wilcoxon sign rank test
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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