Table 4.
Mean EQ-VAS scores by age and gender (N = 2,908)
| Total | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n | mean (SD) | n | mean (SD) | n | mean (SD) |
| All | 2905 | 78.55 (16.57) | 1422 | 78.89 (15.71) | 1483 | 78.23 (17.35) |
| Z = -1.29, p = 0.20 | ||||||
| Age category, years | ||||||
| 15–24 | 464 | 82.00 (14.06) | 238 | 81.75 (13.02) | 226 | 82.26 (15.11) |
| 25–34 | 449 | 80.84 (14.58) | 225 | 81.51 (14.56) | 224 | 80.16 (14.60) |
| 35–44 | 480 | 78.50 (16.65) | 238 | 79.05 (15.03) | 241 | 77.96 (18.13) |
| 45–54 | 499 | 75.64 (18.00) | 247 | 76.08 (16.94) | 253 | 75.20 (18.96) |
| 55–64 | 443 | 78.92 (16.84) | 217 | 79.01 (16.02) | 225 | 78.83 (17.63) |
| 65–74 | 346 | 78.56 (17.19) | 153 | 78.21 (17.04) | 193 | 78.83 (17.34) |
| 75+ | 225 | 72.68 (17.66) | 104 | 73.66 (17.38) | 121 | 71.83 (17.93) |
| Total | 2906 | X 2 = 58.8, p < 0.001 | ||||
SD standard deviation, comparisons of the EQ-VAS score distributions by gender was analysed using the Mann-Whitney U test. Differences amongst age groups were analysed with the Kruskal-Wallis test