Table 3.
EQ-5D-5 L dimensions, VAS and index scores and SF-12 domains, composite scores and SF-6D by chronic pain for individuals with arthritis (n = 1042)
| No Pain N = 17 (1.6) Mean ± SD, or N(%) |
Mild Pain N = 531 (51.1) Mean ± SD, or N(%) |
Moderate Pain N = 309 (29.8) Mean ± SD, or N(%) |
Severe Pain 182 (17.5) Mean ± SD, or N(%) |
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| Mobility | ||||
| level 1 | 12 (70.6) | 298 (56.1) | 121 (39.2) | 96 (52.8) |
| level 2 | 5 (29.4) | 178 (33.5) | 94 (30.4) | 41 (22.5) |
| level 3,4,5 | 0 (0) | 55 (10.4) | 94 (30.4) | 45 (24.7) |
| Self-care | ||||
| level 1 | 17 (100) | 512 (96.4) | 278 (90.0) | 157 (86.3) |
| level 2 | 0 (0) | 16 (3.0) | 20 (6.5) | 15 (8.2) |
| level 3,4,5 | 0 (0) | 3 (0.6) | 11 (3.5) | 10 (5.5) |
| Usual activities | ||||
| level 1 | 15 (88.2) | 361 (68.0) | 137 (44.3) | 103 (56.6) |
| level 2 | 2 (11.8) | 143 (26.9) | 113 (36.6) | 43 (23.6) |
| level 3,4,5 | 0 (0) | 27 (5.1) | 59 (19.1) | 36 (19.8) |
| Pain/Discomfort | ||||
| level 1 | 11 (64.7) | 70 (13.2) | 22 (7.1) | 35 (19.2) |
| level 2 | 6 (35.3) | 395 (74.4) | 143 (46.3) | 84 (46.2) |
| level 3,4,5 | 0 (0) | 66 (12.4) | 144 (46.6) | 63 (34.6) |
| Anxiety/Depression | ||||
| level 1 | 16 (94.1) | 387 (72.9) | 175 (56.6) | 123 (67.6) |
| level 2 | 1 (5.9) | 125 (23.5) | 99 (32.01) | 44 (24.2) |
| level 3,4,5 | 0 (0) | 19 (3.6) | 35 (11.3) | 15 (8.2) |
| Index score | 0.92 ± 0.04 | 0.86 ± 0.08 | 0.79 ± 0.13 | 0.79 ± 0.19 |
| VAS score | 85.5 ± 7.8 | 81.6 ± 11.7 | 76.3 + 16.6 | 78.0 ± 15.8 |
| PF | 50.9 ± 6.1 | 48.9 ± 8.7 | 44.3 ± 10.7 | 46.0 ± 11.1 |
| RP | 51.6 ± 8.1 | 47.6 ± 7.9 | 43.9 ± 9.4 | 45.3 ± 10.6 |
| BP | 53.4 ± 6.7 | 48.4 ± 6.8 | 43.2 ± 9.4 | 43.6 ± 12.0 |
| GH | 55.6 ± 3.4 | 52.2 ± 7.3 | 49.3 ± 8.6 | 49.7 ± 10.1 |
| VT | 54.1 ± 9.6 | 52.0 ± 7.0 | 49.1 ± 8.2 | 50.0 ± 9.4 |
| SF | 55.0 ± 3.4 | 51.7 ± 7.7 | 47.7 ± 9.7 | 49.1 ± 10.7 |
| RE | 53.5 ± 7.1 | 50.2 ± 8.6 | 46.2 ± 10.9 | 46.7 ± 12.0 |
| MH | 54.2 ± 9.0 | 53.9 ± 6.8 | 50.6 ± 8.5 | 52.7 ± 7.9 |
| SF-6D | 0.85 ± 0.11 | 0.78 ± 0.11 | 0.71 ± 0.12 | 0.74 ± 0.15 |
| PCS | 52.6 ± 6.1 | 48.7 ± 7.0 | 44.2 ± 9.2 | 45.5 ± 11.0 |
| MCS | 54.7 ± 6.6 | 52.8 ± 6.4 | 48.9 ± 8.1 | 50.6 ± 8.8 |
All differences were statistically significant at P < 0.001