Table 2.
General health and quality of life (n = 1 475)
| Combined 2004 + 2008 n = 1 475 |
2004 n = 664 |
2008 n = 811 |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General health status (%) | 0.038 | |||
| Very good | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | |
| Good | 22.0 | 19.5 | 24.1 | |
| Neither good nor poor | 43.9 | 44.8 | 43.3 | |
| Poor | 28.1 | 28.5 | 27.8 | |
| Very poor | 4.2 | 5.7 | 3.0 | |
| GHQ12; not impaired psychological well-being (%) | 76.7 | 74.5 | 78.5 | 0.04 |
| EQ-5D index value [0–1] | 0.63 (0.27) | 0.61 (0.28) | 0.65 (0.26) | 0.002 |
| EQ-5D no problems (%) | ||||
| Mobility | 48.6 | 46.9 | 50.1 | 0.11 |
| Self-care | 89.8 | 88.5 | 90.8 | 0.08 |
| Usual activities | 61.3 | 58.6 | 63.5 | 0.03 |
| Pain/discomfort | 13.6 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 0.12 |
| Anxiety/depression | 49.4 | 47.3 | 51.1 | 0.07 |
Notes: Differences for 2004–2008 were tested using t test for EQ-5D. Differences between proportions were tested using the asymptotic normal test for binomial data. The difference in general health was tested with a chi-square test.
Abbreviations: GHQ12, General Health Questionnaire 12-item version, impaired well-being defined as present when the total score was 3 or higher; EQ-5D, EuroQol five-dimension questionnaire, index value (standard deviation): [1 = full health, 0 = death].