Table 4.
Multivariate linear regression model predicting disability weights based on the VAS method.
| Characteristic | MDD | Osteoarthritis | AUD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate | p-value | >Estimate | p-value | >Estimate | p-value | |
| (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | ||||
| Age group (years)† | ||||||
| 26–40 | −0.053 (0.188, 0.081) |
0.433 | −0.467 (−1.114,0.181) |
0.157 | −0.164 (−0.488,0.159) |
0.317 |
| 41–59 | −0.005 (−0.140, −.130) |
0.938 | −0.051 (−0.440,0.338) |
0.797 | −0.055 (−0.377,0.266) |
0.733 |
| ≥60 | −0.081 (−0.211,0.049) |
0.222 | −0.080 (−0.458,0.299) |
0.677 | −0.146 (−0.469,0.177) |
0.373 |
| Sex (Female) † | −0.0159 (−0.092,0.060) |
0.680 | 0.027 (−0.084,0.140) |
0.629 | 0.019 (−0.082,0.119) |
0.714 |
| Marital Status (Married) † | −0.021 (−0.105,0.062) |
0.617 | −0.066 (−0.162,0.031) |
0.181 | 0.014 (−0.069,0.096) |
0.745 |
| Severity level | ||||||
| Mode rate |
0.038 (−0.60,0.136) |
0.448 | 0.021 (−0.009,0.132) |
0.705 | 0.110 (0.017,0.202) |
0.021 |
| Severe | 0.135 (0.041,0.229) |
0.005 | 0.099 (−0.014,0.212) |
0.086 | 0.145 0.050,0.241) |
0.003 |
| Duration of illness (years) | −0.003 (−0.013,−0.007) |
0.553 | 0.002 (−0.001,0.004) |
0.168 | 0.003 (−0.010,0.001) |
0.177 |
| Chronic disease(s) (yes/no) | −0.066 (−0.142,0.010) |
0.088 | 0.062 (−0.034,0.160) |
0.203 | 0.020 (−0.064,0.099) |
0.673 |
Notes: † Reference groups for categorical variables are as follows: Age group (18–25), Sex (Male), Marital status: (single), Severity level: (mild). Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; VAS, Visual Analog Scale; EQ-5D, European Quality of Life 5 dimension; TTO, Time Trade-off; CI, confidence interval; MDD, major depressive disorder; AUD, alcohol use disorder.