Table 5 Summary of questionnaire and neuropsychological test data in relation to positive findings on physical examination
| Â | Offshore workers | Divers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No signsn= 75 | Signsn= 45 | p | No signsn= 91 | Signsn= 60 | p | |
GSS | 2.5 (1.9 to 3.1) | 3.0 (2.1 to 3.9) | 0.36 | 3.7 (3.0 to 4.3) | 5.6 (4.5 to 6.8) | 0.002 |
SF36 PCS | 51.2 (49.6 to 52.9) | 44.4 (40.9 to 47.9) | <0.001 | 51.1 (49.2 to 53.0) | 46.7 (43.7 to 49.8) | 0.011 |
SF36 MCS | 52.0 (50.1 to 55.3) | 52.9 (50.7 to 55.3) | 0.51 | 52.1 (50.4 to 53.9) | 50.4 (47.4 to 53.6) | 0.32 |
HADSa | 5.83 (5.07 to 6.58) | 6.33 (5.14 to 7.52) | 0.45 | 6.54 (5.71 to 7.19) | 7.33 (6.32 to 8.34) | 0.15 |
HADSd | 3.73 (3.06 to 4.41) | 4.00 (3.09 to 4.91) | 0.64 | 3.91 (3.31 to 4.51) | 4.33 (3.44 to 5.23) | 0.42 |
PRMQ | 37.6 (35.8 to 39.5) | 38.5 (35.8 to 41.2) | 0.60 | 41.4 (39.7 to 43.1) | 44.7 (42.0 to 47.5) | 0.034 |
CFQ | 33.4 (30.8 to 36.0) | 34.0 (30.6 to 37.3) | 0.79 | 39.1 (36.5 to 41.6) | 40.8 (37.0 to 44.7) | 0.43 |
DEX | 17.7 (15.7 to 19.7) | 17.7 (15.3 to 20.0) | 0.99 | 19.6 (17.7 to 21.5) | 23.2 (19.8 to 26.5) | 0.052 |
MemComp | 0.11 (−0.74 to 0.96) | 0.46 (−0.88 to 1.79) | 0.65 | 0.95 (0.18 to 1.73) | −0.09 (−0.95 to 0.78) | 0.08 |
ExecComp | −0.12 (−0.55 to 0.32) | 0.16 (−0.31 to 0.62) | 0.41 | 0.07 (−0.25 to 0.40) | 0.06 (−0.42 to 0.54) | 0.96 |