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. 2020 Jun 3;18:164. doi: 10.1186/s12955-020-01366-4

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