Table 4 Descriptive statistics of EQ-5D-5L utility values from Italian Hernia Club registry.

From: Clinical outcomes and quality of life associated with the use of a biosynthetic mesh for complex ventral hernia repair: analysis of the “Italian Hernia Club” registry

Time

N

Mean

Std error

95% CI

% floor

% ceiling

p*

Baseline

56

0.768

0.026

0.716–0.820

0.0

19.6

–

8 days

57

0.782

0.022

0.737–0.827

0.0

19.3

0.431

30 days

59

0.878

0.016

0.845–0.911

0.0

32.2

 < 0.001

6 months

60

0.945

0.011

0.923–0.966

0.0

56.7

 < 0.001

12 months

60

0.960

0.010

0.940–0.980

0.0

66.7

 < 0.001

18 months

63

0.971

0.008

0.954–0.987

0.0

76.2

 < 0.001

24 months

52

0.974

0.009

0.955–0.993

0.0

78.8

 < 0.001

36 months

20

0.967

0.019

0.928–1.000

0.0

80.0

 < 0.001

  1. % floor refers to the percentage of patients reporting the lowest utility score (i.e. − 0.285). % ceiling refers to the percentage of patients reporting the highest utility score (i.e. 1);
  2. *All p values refer to the change in mean utility with respect to baseline.
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