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. 2017 Aug 9;11:1369–1380. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S141390

Table 1.

Correlation of EQ-5D-5L domains with BPI, SF-36v2, and HAL scores

Construct Pearson’s r
Mobility Self-Care Usual Activities Pain/Discomfort Anxiety/Depression Index Visual analog scale
BPI
Domain scores
 Worst pain 0.56 0.34 0.50 0.69 0.39 0.66 −0.55
 Least pain 0.53 0.31 0.50 0.64 0.35 −0.59 −0.49
 Average pain 0.61 0.34 0.51 0.72 0.41 0.67 −0.54
 Current pain 0.65 0.41 0.56 0.77 0.45 0.74 0.62
Summary scores
 Pain severity 0.65 0.39 0.57 0.78 0.44 0.74 0.61
 Pain interference 0.62 0.43 0.63 0.68 0.45 0.70 0.62
SF-36v2
Domain scores
 Physical functioning 0.73 −0.50 0.63 −0.58 −0.29 0.65 0.57
 Role physical 0.62 −0.47 0.66 −0.57 −0.39 0.64 0.59
 Bodily pain 0.64 −0.45 0.64 0.72 −0.40 0.73 0.60
 General health −0.51 −0.35 −0.47 −0.53 −0.43 0.59 0.69
 Vitality −0.41 −0.30 −0.45 −0.48 −0.50 0.53 0.55
 Social functioning −0.53 −0.43 −0.57 −0.55 0.61 0.68 0.59
 Role emotional −0.38 −0.30 −0.42 −0.41 0.63 0.55 0.43
 Mental health −0.26 −0.23 −0.35 −0.37 0.71 0.47 0.42
Summary scores
 Physical health summary 0.72 −0.49 0.66 0.64 −0.22 0.66 0.64
 Mental health summary −0.21 −0.19 −0.30 −0.33 0.72 0.45 0.39
 Overall health 0.29 0.22 0.31 0.29 0.13 −0.29 −0.42
HAL
Domain scores
 Lying/sitting/kneeling/standing 0.66 −0.40 −0.57 −0.59 −0.33 0.62 0.49
 Functions of the legs 0.73 −0.36 0.60 −0.58 −0.32 0.64 0.52
 Functions of the arms −0.52 −0.45 −0.51 −0.52 −0.35 0.55 0.46
 Use of transportation 0.63 −0.52 −0.58 −0.55 −0.31 0.60 0.53
 Self-care −0.46 0.62 −0.51 −0.45 −0.32 0.52 0.39
 Household tasks 0.62 −0.51 0.62 −0.58 −0.39 0.64 0.55
 Leisure activities and sports 0.64 −0.43 0.64 −0.52 −0.34 0.60 0.48
Summary scores
 Upper extremity activities −0.53 −0.57 −0.56 −0.53 −0.37 0.59 0.47
 Basic lower extremity activities 0.75 −0.35 0.61 −0.59 −0.34 0.65 0.53
 Complex lower extremity activities 0.68 −0.37 −0.56 −0.58 −0.29 0.62 0.49
 Overall activity 0.72 −0.49 0.66 0.63 −0.38 0.69 0.56

Notes: High correlations are defined as r≥0.37. Bold values indicate the strongest correlations with r>0.6. P≤0.001 for all comparisons except EQ-5D-5L Anxiety/Depression versus SF-36v2 Overall Health (P=0.012).

Abbreviations: BPI, Brief Pain Inventory v2 Short Form; HAL, Hemophilia Activities List.