Table 3.
Median (Interquartile range) EQ-5DIndex and EQ-5DVAS scores by socio-demographic groups.
| Variables | n | EQ-5DIndex | p | EQ-5DVAS | p |
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| Age group (years) | .10 | .02 | |||
| 48–59 | 30 | .76 (.06) | 40 (30) | ||
| 60–69 | 63 | .74 (.06) | 40 (20) | ||
| 70–79 | 38 | .74 (.05) | 50 (30) | ||
| 80–91 | 39 | .76 (.06) | 50 (25) | ||
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| Gender | .30 | .37 | |||
| Male | 163 | .75 (.05) | 41 (24) | ||
| Female | 7 | .79 (.13) | 35 (20) | ||
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| Education | .51 | .55 | |||
| Less than high school | 36 | .74 (.06) | 50 (20) | ||
| High school | 62 | .75 (.05) | 40 (15) | ||
| College or more | 62 | .75 (.08) | 42.5 (30) | ||
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| Marital status | .25 | .99 | |||
| Married | 98 | .74 (.05) | 45 (20) | ||
| Divorced | 36 | .73 (.06) | 41 (30) | ||
| Single | 7 | .77 (.05) | 40 (30) | ||
| Widow | 29 | .75 (.07) | 40 (24) | ||
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| Employment | .82 | ||||
| Employed | 3 | .76 (.04) | 41 (53) | .02 | |
| Unemployed | 9 | .75 (.03) | 45 (20) | ||
| Disabled | 67 | .74 (.07) | 40 (20) | ||
| Retired | 91 | .75 (.05) | 50 (20) | ||
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| Chronic medical conditions | <.0001 | ||||
| 1–3 | 40 | .79 (.06) | 42.5 (30) | .84 | |
| 4–6 | 108 | .74 (.05) | 40.5 (30) | ||
| 7–11 | 22 | .70 (.03) | 41 (15) | ||
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| Smoking status | .72 | .32 | |||
| Smoker | 56 | .75 (.06) | 40 (20) | ||
| Non-smoker | 114 | .75 (.06) | 45 (29) | ||