Table 3 Characteristics and patient-reported outcomes at follow-up
Variable | All women (n = 19) | LPP (n = 10) | No LPP (n = 9) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Time since PPSS, years, min-max | 8 (0.5–22) | 8 (0.5–22) | 8 (2–12) | 0.456 |
Highest education level | ||||
 Primary/lower secondary school | – | – | – |  |
 Upper secondary school | 6 (32) | 4 | 2 |  |
 Post-secondary vocational education and training | 2 (11) | 1 | 1 |  |
 University degree | 10 (53) | 5 | 5 | 0.655 |
 Other | 1 (5) | 0 | 1 |  |
Physically active ≥30 min, days/week | 8 (0–7) | 5 (1–7) | 3 (0–7) | 0.395 |
Sick-leave due to persistent PPSS | 2 (11) | 2 | 0 | 0.474 |
 Sick-leave due to other | 1 (5) | 0 | 1 |  |
PGQ | 9 (0–72) | 27 (9–72) | 0 (0–6) | < 0.001 |
EQ-5D score | 0.880 (0.578–0.969) | 0.740 (0.578–0.8780) | 0.914 (0.868–0.969) | < 0.001 |
EQ–VAS | 80 (30–100) | 65 (30–85) | 84 (66–100) | 0.022 |
HADS-A, sum of scores | 5 (0–9) | 7 (0–17) | 2 (0–9) | 0.010 |
 HADS-A > 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 |  |
 HADS-D, sum of scores | 3 (0–9) | 4.5 (1–9) | 1 (0;-) | 0.028 |
 HADS-D, > 8 | 1 (5.26) | 1 | 0 |  |
PCS | 9 (3–40) | 8.5 (3–35) | 9 (1–40) | 0.968 |
GSE (half-scale) | 30.5 (23–39) | 29.5 (23–37) | 32 (28–39) | 0.203 |