Table 2.
Assessment of the health-related quality of life using the EQ-5D-5 L scale.
| All (N = 343) |
PWID, former (N = 198) |
PWID, substitution (N = 32) |
PWID, current (N = 19) |
Non-PWID (N = 94) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobility issue, n (%) | 25 (7.3) | 17 (8.6) | 1 (3.1) | 1 (5.3) | 6 (6.4) | 0.82 |
| Self-care issue, n (%) | 8 (2.3) | 6 (3.1) | 1 (3.1) | 1 (5.3) | – | 0.17 |
| Usual activities issue, n (%) | 10 (2.9) | 5 (2.5) | 1 (3.1) | 1 (5.3) | 3 (3.2) | 0.63 |
| Pain/discomfort, n (%) | 62 (18.1) | 36 (18.2) | 4 (12.5) | 3 (15.8) | 19 (20.2) | 0.79 |
| Anxiety/depression, n (%) | 42 (12.2) | 20 (10.1) | 5 (15.6) | 6 (31.6) | 11 (11.7) | 0.07 |
| Global score*, median (IQR) | 1 (0.94–1.94) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (0.93–1.93) | 0.74** |
| VAS score | 0.002** | |||||
| N (%) | 337 (98.2) | 196 (99.0) | 31 (96.9) | 19 (100) | 91 (96.8) | |
| Median (IQR) | 86 (80–91) | 86 (80–92) | 82 (78–88) | 70 (70–80) | 90 (80–93) |
PWID people who inject drugs; IQR inter quartile range; VAS visual analog scale. *Vietnam standardized **Kruskal-Wallis test.