Table 2.

Distribution in valid percentages of respondents reporting no problems (Level 1) or problems (Level 2–5) in each of the five EQ-5D-5L dimensions, by sex and age group

EQ-5D dimension	Level of problemsa	Total	Sex		Age groups
			Women (%) (n = 452)	Men (%) (n = 763)	18–29% (n = 283)	30–39% (n = 400)	40–49% (n = 295)	50–64% (n = 237)
Mobility	Level 1	72.9	67.6	76.0	88.2	79.1	70.1	47.2
	Level 2	13.1	13.5	12.9	8.2	10.8	14.2	21.6
	Level 3	9.6	12.6	7.8	1.8	6.7	11.8	21.2
	Level 4	4.2	6.3	3.0	1.4	3.4	3.8	9.5
	Level 5	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.4
Self-care	Level 1	93.4	92.1	94.2	97.2	95.3	94.4	84.1
	Level 2	3.5	4.5	2.8	1.8	2.1	3.8	7.5
	Level 3	1.7	1.8	1.6	1.1	1.3	0.7	4.4
	Level 4	1.3	1.6	1.1	0	1.3	1.0	3.1
	Level 5	0.2	0	0.3	0	0	0	0.9
Usual activities	Level 1	70.5	67.2	72.5	81.9	76.2	70.7	47.0
	Level 2	12.6	13.2	12.3	8.2	11.4	14.5	17.7
	Level 3	11.3	13.6	9.8	7.1	7.0	10.3	24.6
	Level 4	4.1	4.5	3.9	1.8	4.4	2.8	8.2
	Level 5	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.1	1.0	1.7	2.6
Pain/discomfort	Level 1	45.2	37.8	49.6	59.4	50.6	39.7	25.5
	Level 2	25.9	28.6	24.3	22.8	24.7	30.7	26.0
	Level 3	19.1	22.6	17.1	11.4	17.2	20.3	30.3
	Level 4	6.7	8.3	5.8	3.6	5.1	6.9	13.0
	Level 5	3.0	2.7	3.2	2.8	2.3	2.4	5.2
Anxiety/depression	Level 1	38.1	36.2	39.3	42.9	40.1	37.8	29.4
	Level 2	30.9	31.0	30.8	30.1	30.2	34.0	29.0
	Level 3	20.7	22.5	19.6	19.1	20.4	17.4	27.3
	Level 4	6.7	6.7	6.8	5.0	7.0	6.9	8.2
	Level 5	3.5	3.6	3.5	2.8	2.3	3.8	6.1

^aLevel 1 = no problems, Level 2 = slight problems, Level 3 = moderate problems, Level 4 = severe problems, Level 5 = extreme problems