Table 3.

Significant differences in the value of HRQoL by domain

	Females vs. Males†				Age 55+ vs. 18–54				Hispanic vs. Non- Hispanic				Black vs. White
Level of HRQOL*	2	3	4	5	2	3	4	5	2	3	4	5	2	3	4	5
Physical Functioning	+	+	+	+				+
Chores	+		+	+		−
Stairs			+	+									+	+	+	+
Walk	+	+	+	+
Errands	+	+	+	+				+
Anxiety		+	+	+		+	+	+					+
Fearful		+	+	+		+	+	+					+
Focus		+	+	+		+	+	+
Worries			+	+		+	+	+	+				+
Uneasy			+	+			+	+						+
Depression		+	+	+		+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Worthless		+	+	+						+
Helpless			+	+	+	+	+	+
Depressed		+	+	+		+	+	+	+	+	+
Hopeless			+	+		+	+		+
Fatigue	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Fatigued				+			+
Starting			+	+	+	+	+	+
Run-Down	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Fatigue Ave			+	+					+
Sleep Disturbance				+			+		+	+		+	+	+	+	+
Quality			+	+								+			−
Refreshing		+		+					+			+
Problem							+	+		+		+	+	+
Difficulty							+						+	+	+	+
Social Functioning				+								+
Amount				+				−
Work				+								+
Personal				+
Routine				+
Pain Interference‡
Day to day
Home
Social Activities
Enjoyment			+	+	−	−

^*HRQoL decreases from level 1 to level 5. Black and White subgroups exclude Hispanic adults and adult of other or mixed race. Significance is defined by the difference in value between groups at a p-value less the 0.01. All attribute descriptions, values and p-values are reported in the Appendix.

^†For example, the plus signs (+) suggest that women value physical functioning more than men, particularly walking and errands. Minus signs (−) would signify the contrary.

^‡Differences in the value of pain intensity were not significant (not shown; see Appendix), except that women value levels 8, 9 and 10 more than men and Black adults value levels 1, 2 and 3 more than White adults.