Table 3.

Distributions of individuals’ responses across the EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L dimensions (sample aged ≤30), rank correlations and a summary of inconsistencies

Mobility							Self-care
	5L							5L
3L	1	2	3	4	5	Σ	3L	1	2	3	4	5	Σ
1	597	6	0	1	2	606	1	615	0	0	0	0	615
2	1	10	2	1	0	14	2	0	2	1	0	0	3
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Σ	598	16	2	2	2	620	Σ	615	2	1	0	0	618
Spearman	0.732*						Spearman	1.000*
Usual Activities							Pain/Discomfort
	5L							5L
3L	1	2	3	4	5	Σ	3L	1	2	3	4	5	Σ
1	574	12	0	0	0	586	1	424	68	0	0	0	492
2	1	26	2	3	0	32	2	3	100	16	1	0	120
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Σ	575	38	2	3	0	618	Σ	427	168	16	1	1	613
Spearman	0.828*						Spearman	0.739*
Anxiety/Depression							Summary of inconsistencies
	5L						Dimension	n° (%)					Average
3L	1	2	3	4	5	Σ	Mobility	4 (0.6 %)					2.3
1	374	65	3	0	0	442	Self-care	0 (0.0 %)					-
2	4	118	44	5	1	172	Usual Activities	1 (0.2 %)					1.0
3	0	0	0	1	0	1	Pain/Discomfort	3 (0.5 %)					1.0
Σ	378	183	47	6	1	615	Anxiety/Depression	8 (1.3 %)					1.0
Spearman	0.780*

Inconsistent responses are marked in bold. *p < 0.01