Table 4.
Three month questionnaire responses
| Group A | Group B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EuroQol 5 Dimension 3 Level (EQ-5D-3 L) | |||||
| Valid Responses | n = 2399 (97) | n = 2263 (98) | |||
| Mobility | |||||
| level 1 | 978 | (41) | 826 | (37) | p = 0.003a |
| level 2 | 1382 | (58) | 1407 | (62) | |
| level 3 | 39 | (2) | 30 | (1) | |
| Self Care | |||||
| level 1 | 1656 | (69) | 1572 | (69) | p = 0.771a |
| level 2 | 687 | (29) | 648 | (29) | |
| level 3 | 56 | (2) | 43 | (2) | |
| Usual Activities | |||||
| level 1 | 716 | (30) | 626 | (28) | p = 0.107a |
| level 2 | 1323 | (55) | 1254 | (55) | |
| level 3 | 360 | (15) | 383 | (17) | |
| Pain/Discomfort | |||||
| level 1 | 785 | (33) | 742 | (33) | p = 0.986a |
| level 2 | 1386 | (58) | 1318 | (58) | |
| level 3 | 228 | (10) | 203 | (9) | |
| Anxiety/Depression | |||||
| level 1 | 1409 | (59) | 1250 | (55) | p = 0.017a |
| level 2 | 836 | (35) | 864 | (38) | |
| level 3 | 154 | (6) | 149 | (7) | |
| EQ-5D-3 L weighted index score | 0.69 | [0.52–0.81] | 0.69 | [0.52–0.81] | p = 0.255 |
| EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ VAS) | |||||
| Valid Responses | n = 2402 (97) | n = 2244 (97) | |||
| EQ VAS Score | 70 | [50–80] | 66 | [50–80] | p = 0.174 |
n (%), median [interquartile range]
aChi-square test comparing level 1 “No problems” with a single collapsed category combining level 2-“moderate” and level 3-“severe”