Table 2. Analysis of individual EQ-5D-5L dimensions at baseline (EQ-5D-5L) based on countries (n=442).
| Dimension | Frequency distribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (n=442) | Hong Kong (n=239) | China (n=72) | Taiwan (n=75) | Malaysia (n=56) | ||
| Mobility | ||||||
| No problems | 339 (76.7) | 195 (81.6) | 45 (62.5) | 65 (86.7) | 34 (60.7) | |
| Slight problems | 79 (17.9) | 30 (12.6) | 27 (37.5) | 5 (6.7) | 17 (30.4) | |
| Moderate problems | 15 (3.4) | 10 (4.2) | 0 (0) | 4 (5.3) | 1 (1.8) | |
| Severe problems | 9 (2.0) | 4 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.3) | 4 (7.1) | |
| Unable to walk about | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Self-care | ||||||
| No problems | 386 (87.3) | 228 (95.4) | 42 (58.3) | 70 (93.3) | 46 (82.1) | |
| Slight problems | 46 (10.4) | 7 (2.9) | 30 (41.7) | 3 (4.0) | 6 (10.7) | |
| Moderate problems | 6 (1.4) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.7) | 2 (3.6) | |
| Severe problems | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) | |
| Unable to wash or dress | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) | |
| Usual activities | ||||||
| No problems | 367 (83.0) | 223 (93.3) | 41 (56.9) | 67 (89.3) | 36 (64.3) | |
| Slight problems | 57 (12.9) | 8 (3.3) | 31 (43.1) | 4 (5.3) | 14 (25.0) | |
| Moderate problems | 11 (2.5) | 4 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 4 (5.3) | 3 (5.4) | |
| Severe problems | 4 (0.9) | 4 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Unable to do usual activities | 3 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (5.4) | |
| Pain/discomfort | ||||||
| No pain/discomfort | 302 (68.3) | 178 (74.5) | 49 (68.1) | 53 (70.7) | 22 (39.3) | |
| Slight pain/discomfort | 107 (24.2) | 43 (18.0) | 23 (31.9) | 14 (18.7) | 27 (48.2) | |
| Moderate pain/discomfort | 21 (4.8) | 11 (4.6) | 0 (0) | 5 (6.7) | 5 (8.9) | |
| Severe pain/discomfort | 9 (2.0) | 7 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.8) | |
| Extreme pain/discomfort | 3 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.7) | 1 (1.8) | |
| Anxiety/depression | ||||||
| No anxious/depressed | 321 (72.6) | 179 (74.9) | 59 (81.9) | 51 (68.0) | 32 (57.1) | |
| Slightly anxious/depressed | 98 (22.2) | 54 (22.6) | 13 (18.1) | 17 (22.7) | 14 (25.0) | |
| Moderately anxious/depressed | 13 (2.9) | 3 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 4 (5.3) | 6 (10.7) | |
| Severely anxious/depressed | 7 (1.6) | 3 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.3) | 3 (5.4) | |
| Extremely anxious/depressed | 3 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.7) | 1 (1.8) | |
Values are presented as number (%).
EQ-5D-5L: EuroQoL-5 dimensions, 5 level scale.