Table 3.
Mean visual analogue scale (VAS) and EQ-5D index score, by population characteristics*
| Variable | No. | % | VAS | EQ-5D index score** | ||||
| Mean | SD | Sig.# | Mean | SD | Sig.# | |||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 612 | 45.1 | 69.0 | 21.3 | < 0.001 | 0.864 | 0.130 | < 0.001 |
| Female | 746 | 54.9 | 62.1 | 22.1 | 0.827 | 0.126 | ||
| Region | ||||||||
| North | 372 | 27.4 | 66.6 | 25.0 | < 0.001 | 0.866 | 0.135 | < 0.001 |
| Northeast | 128 | 9.4 | 64.0 | 24.7 | 0.897 | 0.125 | ||
| Northwest | 151 | 11.1 | 62.2 | 20.6 | 0.790 | 0.121 | ||
| Central | 133 | 9.8 | 72.3 | 12.8 | 0.871 | 0.120 | ||
| Southwest | 100 | 7.4 | 57.3 | 22.2 | 0.790 | 0.111 | ||
| South | 135 | 9.9 | 66.1 | 18.6 | 0.823 | 0.134 | ||
| East | 339 | 25.0 | 64.5 | 21.2 | 0.835 | 0.120 | ||
| Setting | ||||||||
| Urban | 1,020 | 75.1 | 63.2 | 22.4 | < 0.001 | 0.837 | 0.126 | < 0.005 |
| Rural | 338 | 24.9 | 71.0 | 19.6 | 0.862 | 0.137 | ||
| Be married / living together | ||||||||
| Yes | 941 | 69.3 | 65.0 | 22.2 | > 0.05 | 0.844 | 0.130 | > 0.05 |
| No | 417 | 30.7 | 65.5 | 21.6 | 0.843 | 0.128 | ||
| Education | ||||||||
| Middle school or lower | 408 | 30.0 | 66.3 | 20.7 | > 0.05 | 0.842 | 0.132 | > 0.05 |
| High school | 499 | 36.7 | 66.1 | 22.0 | 0.843 | 0.130 | ||
| College or above | 451 | 33.2 | 63.2 | 23.1 | 0.845 | 0.127 | ||
| Monthly income (Chinese Yuan) * | ||||||||
| < 1000 | 364 | 26.8 | 63.5 | 22.4 | > 0.05 | 0.827 | 0.133 | < 0.005 |
| 1000~ | 422 | 31.1 | 66.8 | 21.3 | 0.838 | 0.124 | ||
| 2000~ | 223 | 16.4 | 65.8 | 22.8 | 0.852 | 0.131 | ||
| 3000~ | 347 | 25.6 | 64.5 | 22.0 | 0.860 | 0.128 | ||
| Any insurance coverage* | ||||||||
| Yes | 432 | 31.8 | 65.8 | 21.8 | > 0.05 | 0.842 | 0.129 | > 0.05 |
| No | 925 | 68.1 | 65.0 | 22.0 | 0.844 | 0.131 | ||
| Frequently smoking | ||||||||
| Yes | 301 | 22.2 | 68.2 | 21.2 | < 0.01 | 0.860 | 0.131 | < 0.05 |
| No | 1,057 | 77.8 | 64.3 | 22.2 | 0.839 | 0.129 | ||
| Number of lifetime sexual partners* | ||||||||
| 1 | 612 | 45.1 | 63.8 | 22.7 | > 0.05 | 0.852 | 0.132 | > 0.05 |
| 2 | 318 | 23.4 | 65.3 | 21.9 | 0.839 | 0.128 | ||
| 3 or more | 421 | 31.0 | 67.0 | 21.0 | 0.834 | 0.126 | ||
| Clinical status | ||||||||
| First clinical visit for the initially occurred GW | 1,032 | 76.0 | 65.7 | 21.8 | > 0.05 | 0.853 | 0.129 | < 0.001 |
| Follow-up visit for the initially occurred GW | 146 | 10.8 | 64.1 | 24.4 | 0.822 | 0.126 | ||
| Recurrent GW | 180 | 13.3 | 63.9 | 21.0 | 0.804 | 0.124 | ||
| Single or multiple genital warts | ||||||||
| Single | 356 | 26.2 | 68.0 | 21.2 | < 0.01 | 0.869 | 0.127 | < 0.001 |
| Multiple | 1,002 | 73.8 | 64.2 | 22.2 | 0.835 | 0.129 | ||
* Some data missing; ** Japanese preference weights applied; # One-way ANOVA analysis.