Table 2. Results of the EQ-5D Descriptive .

Variables	Mobility		Self-Care		Usual Activities		Pain/Discomfort		Anxiety/Depression
	% Reporting any Problems	P	% Reporting any Problems	P	% Reporting any Problems	P	% Reporting any Problems	P	% Reporting any Problems	P
Gender
Male	5.26	.132	3.51	.087	5.26	.132	32.46	.912	28.95	.891
Female	1.22		0.00		1.22		31.71		28.05
Age group
<18	6.85	.093	5.48	.032	6.85	.093	26.03	.344	15.07	.005
18-25	0.00		0.00		0.00		34.33		38.81
≥25	3.57		0.00		3.57		37.50		33.93
Education (y)
≤12	4.29		2.45		4.29		33.74		26.38
>12	0.00	.225	0.00	.363	0.00	.225	24.24	.287	39.39	.131
Income
Low	3.90	.101	3.90	.280	3.90	.689	24.68	.172	33.77	.406
Middle	7.27		0.00		1.82		34.55		23.64
High	0.00		1.56		4.69		39.06		26.56
Living place
Urban	3.43	.756	2.29	.484	4.00	.351	33.14	.387	32.00	.002
Rural	4.76		0.00		0.00		23.81		0.00
Insurance
Yes	0.00	.130	2.13	.961	4.26	.772	34.04	.749	25.53	.597
No	4.70		2.01		3.36		31.54		29.53
Treatment
BTIC	3.95	.598	1.97	.902	3.59	.598	26.32	.001	34.87	<.001
BMT	2.27		2.27		2.27		52.27		6.82
Total	3.57		2.04		3.57		32.14		28.57

‏ Abbreviations: BTIC, blood transfusion plus iron chelation; BMT, bone marrow transplantation.

Notes: P-value: chi-squared test; No sign: not significant.