Table 2.

Distribution of the EQ-5D self-classified health states of the urban and rural population with hypertension in Shaanxi Province, China

	Urban hypertensive population (%)			Rural hypertensive population (%)			P value*
	No problem	Moderate problem	Extreme problem	No problem	Moderate problem	Extreme problem
Mobility	81.72	16.25	2.02	79.27	18.55	2.18	0.049
Self-care	88.57	8.79	2.64	87.50	9.92	2.58	0.331
Usual activities	84.94	11.47	3.59	81.40	14.03	4.57	0.002
Pain/discomfort	71.03	26.70	2.27	64.65	32.61	2.74	<0.001
Anxiety/depression	86.37	12.02	1.61	81.29	17.45	1.26	<0.001

* Chi-square test was employed to test the difference in constituent ratio in each dimension of EQ-5D between the urban and rural groups. Missing data: the numbers of respondents with missing data are 0, 1, 0, 1, 3 in urban area and 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 in rural area for the variables of mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression are respectively