One-year resource utilisation, costs and quality of life in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial

Table 2 HRQL of ARDS patients at 6 and 12 months, compared with age- and sex-matched reference values

	ARDS patients	Age- and sex-matched reference values	P value
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
EQ5D index at 6 months
Patients under 65	0.55 (0.37)	0.85 (0.06)	<0.001
Patients 65 and above	0.62 (0.37)	0.77 (0.02)	0.003
EQ5D at 12 months
Patients under 65	0.58 (0.35)	0.85 (0.06)	<0.001
Patients 65 and above	0.58 (0.38)	0.77 (0.02)	<0.001