Table 8.
Correlations and agreement between the HRQoL measures.
| Measures of Association and Agreement | EQ-5D-5L and LSS | EQ-5D-5L and VAS | LSS and VAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman rank correlation, rho | 0.991 ** | 0.616 ** | 0.636 ** |
| (95% CI for rho) | (0.987, 0.994) | (0.468, 0.630) | (0.493, 0.745) |
| ICC | 0.970 | 0.683 | 0.789 |
| 95% of ICC | (0.934, 0.984) | (0.338, 0.820) | (0.559, 0.862) |
| Mean differences (SE) | 0.040 (0.008) | 0.127 (0.022) | 0.087 (0.020) |
| 95% CI for mean difference | (0.024, 0.056) | (0.082, 0.172) | (0.048, 0.126) |
| Lower limits of agreement | −0.109 | −0.292 | −0.278 |
| 95% CI | (−0.137, −0.081) | (−0.369, −0.215) | (−0.345, −0.211) |
| Upper limits of agreement | 0.190 | 0.545 | 0.451 |
| 95% CI | (0.162, 0.218) | (0.468, 0.622) | (0.384, 0.518) |
** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed).