Table 3.
Distribution (%,n) of reported problems in the EQ-5D-Y-5L dimensions, EQ VAS mean score (SD) and EQ VAS median, by age group
| Total | 13–15 years | 16–17 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQ-5D-Y-5L dimensions | n = 52 | n = 24 | n = 28 | ||||
| % | n | % | n | % | n | p-value | |
| Mobility (walking about) | |||||||
| No problems | 73 | 38 | 75 | 18 | 71 | 20 | 0.768a |
| A little bit of problems | 21 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 7 | |
| Some problems | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| A lot of problems | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cannot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Looking after myself | |||||||
| No problems | 52 | 27 | 54 | 13 | 50 | 14 | 0.781a |
| A little bit of problems | 37 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 43 | 12 | |
| Some problems | 12 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| A lot of problems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cannot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doing usual activities | |||||||
| No problems | 12 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0.812a |
| A little bit of problems | 8 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Some problems | 40 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 50 | 14 | |
| A lot of problems | 25 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 7 | |
| Cannot | 15 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 3 | |
| Having pain or discomfort | |||||||
| No pain or discomfort | 27 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 0.308a,b |
| A little pain or discomfort | 35 | 18 | 50 | 12 | 21 | 6 | |
| Some pain or discomfort | 21 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 6 | |
| A lot of pain or discomfort | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 5 | |
| Extreme pain or discomfort | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Feeling worried, sad or unhappy | |||||||
| Not worried, sad or unhappy | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.969a |
| A little worried, sad or unhappy | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
| Rather worried, sad or unhappy | 23 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 32 | 9 | |
| Really worried, sad or unhappy | 40 | 21 | 50 | 18 | 32 | 9 | |
| Extremely worried, sad or unhappy | 23 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 7 | |
| n = 51 | n = 24 | n = 27 | |||||
| EQ VAS mean (SD) | 29.2 (19.5) | 25.3 (19.4) | 32.6 (19.3) | 0.16c | |||
| EQ VAS median | 30 | 21 | 31 | ||||
ap-value by Chi-square test for trend
bp-value = 0.030, when dichotomized no pain or discomfort vs. any pain or discomfort
cp-value by Mann-Whitney U test