Table 3 Median and interquartile range (IQR) with regard to sex and reoperation (p-value using Mann-Whitney U-test)
From: Living with a pacemaker: patient-reported outcome of a pacemaker system
Question | Females, median (IQR) | Males, median (IQR) | p-value | No reop, median (IQR) | Reoperation, median (IQR) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall satisfaction | 6 (3–15.5) | 5 (2–11.5) | 0.042 | 6 (2–14) | 4 (2–11) | 0.142 |
Pain | 4 (2–11) | 3 (1–7) | 0.025 | 3 (2–9) | 3 (1–8) | 0.612 |
Soreness/discomfort | 6 (2–20) | 4 (1–11) | 0.002 | 4 (2–14) | 5 (2–15) | 0.568 |
Cosmetic results | 5 (2–17) | 4 (2–14) | 0.201 | 4 (2–13) | 7 (2–21) | 0.043 |
Movement | 4 (2–13) | 3 (1–8) | 0.079 | 4 (1–10) | 3 (1–8) | 0.958 |
Sleep | 5 (2–11.5) | 3 (1–7) | 0.009 | 4 (2–8) | 3 (1–9) | 0.595 |
Concern about malfunction | 5 (2–13.5) | 4 (1–12) | 0.12 | 5 (2–13) | 3 (2–11) | 0.253 |