Fig. 3

SF-36 questionnaire results in NSTI survivors admitted (black) or not admitted (gray) to the ICU. A Comparison of the physical (PCS) and mental (PCS) component summaries of the SF-36 questionnaire between patients surviving necrotizing soft tissue infections admitted (“ICU-admitted NSTI”, black) or non-admitted to the ICU (“non-ICU-admitted NSTI”, gray). Results are centered on the value of 50 (dashed line; values  >  or  <  50 reflected values higher or lower than age-sex standardized French values).*p values come from comparing between groups the standard deviations of each score standardized for age and sex. B Comparison of each subdomain of the SF-36 between patients surviving necrotizing soft tissue infections admitted (“ICU-admitted NSTI”, black) or non-admitted to the ICU (“non-ICU-admitted NSTI”, gray). The “Physical functioning”, “role physical”, “bodily pain”, and “general health” subdimensions pertain to the PCS aggregate component, the “vitality”, “social functioning”, “mental health”, and “role emotional” subdimensions pertain to the MCS aggregate component. *Stands for statistical significance with p value  <  0.05 from comparing between groups the standard deviations of each score standardized for age and sex. MCS mental component summary; PCS physical component summary; SF-36 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey; ICU intensive care unit