Table 3. Results of EQ-5D Index and EQ VAS Scores .

Indicator	EQ-5D Index Score			EQ VAS
	Mean	95% CI		P	Mean	95% CI		P
Gender
Male	0.85	0.80	0.89	.221	70.86	67.09	74.62	.401
Female	0.88	0.85	0.92		73.23	69.21	77.25
Age group
<18	0.88	0.83	0.93	.584	72.97	68.38	77.57	.910
18-25	0.85	0.80	0.89		72.63	68.07	77.18
≥25	0.85	0.80	0.91		69.46	64.39	74.54
Years of school
≤12	0.86	0.83	0.89		71.85	68.75	74.96
>12	0.85	0.77	0.93	.740	71.85	66.04	77.66	.999
Income
Low	0.88	0.83	0.92	.592	68.39	64.05	72.73	.042a
Middle	0.84	0.78	0.91		71.16	65.68	76.65
High	0.85	0.81	0.90		76.61	72.30	80.92
Urbanity
Urban	0.85	0.82	0.89	.175	70.54	67.62	73.46	.006
Rural	0.92	0.84	1.00		82.81	76.06	89.56
Supplementary insurance
Yes	0.85	0.78	0.91	.638	71.79	66.92	76.66	.979a
No	0.86	0.83	0.90		71.87	68.58	75.17
Treatment
BTIC	0.87	0.84	0.90	.450	68.55	65.44	71.65	.000a
BMT	0.84	0.76	0.92		83.27	78.66	87.89
Total	0.86	0.83	0.89		71.85	69.13	74.58

Abbreviations: BTIC, blood transfusion plus iron chelation; BMT, bone marrow transplantation; VAS, visual analog scale.

^a Statistically significant at P < .05; No signs: No significant.