Table 2.
Prevalence of EQ-5D-5L responses by age group and gender (%)
| Level | Mobility | Self-care | Usual activities | Pain/discomfort | Anxiety/depression | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| All | n = 1020 | n = 465 | n = 555 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 64.3 | 68.2 | 61.1 | 88.5 | 89.5 | 87.7 | 68.0 | 73.3 | 63.6 | 51.4 | 58.5 | 45.4 | 55.9 | 61.3 | 51.4 |
| 2 | 23.1 | 22.4 | 23.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 23.9 | 19.1 | 27.9 | 36.8 | 31.8 | 40.9 | 30.6 | 27.1 | 33.5 |
| 3 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 11.0 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| 5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Any problems | 35.7 | 31.8 | 38.9 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 32.0 | 26.7 | 36.4 | 48.6 | 41.5 | 54.6 | 44.1 | 38.7 | 48.6 |
| 18–24 years | n = 184 | n = 85 | n = 99 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 87.0 | 88.2 | 85.9 | 95.7 | 98.8 | 92.9 | 76.6 | 82.4 | 71.7 | 62.0 | 80.0 | 46.5 | 54.3 | 71.8 | 39.4 |
| 2 | 12.0 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 19.6 | 14.1 | 24.2 | 33.7 | 17.6 | 47.5 | 34.2 | 23.5 | 43.4 |
| 3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 14.1 |
| 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Any problems | 13.0 | 11.8 | 14.1 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 23.4 | 17.6 | 28.3 | 38.0 | 20.0 | 53.5 | 45.7 | 28.2 | 60.6 |
| 25–34 years | n = 190 | n = 83 | n = 107 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 85.3 | 88.0 | 83.2 | 96.3 | 96.4 | 96.3 | 74.7 | 72.3 | 76.6 | 62.6 | 62.7 | 62.6 | 58.9 | 62.7 | 56.1 |
| 2 | 12.1 | 8.4 | 15.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 17.8 | 29.5 | 26.5 | 31.8 | 29.5 | 27.7 | 30.8 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 7.9 | 10.8 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 9.3 |
| 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Any problems | 14.7 | 12.0 | 16.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 25.3 | 27.7 | 23.4 | 37.4 | 37.3 | 37.4 | 41.1 | 37.3 | 43.9 |
| 35–44 years | n = 170 | n = 76 | n = 94 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 74.7 | 80.3 | 70.2 | 95.9 | 98.7 | 93.6 | 81.2 | 88.2 | 75.5 | 60.0 | 68.4 | 53.2 | 54.7 | 60.5 | 50.0 |
| 2 | 18.8 | 15.8 | 21.3 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 15.9 | 6.6 | 23.4 | 36.5 | 28.9 | 42.6 | 35.9 | 28.9 | 41.5 |
| 3 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 7.4 |
| 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Any problems | 25.3 | 19.7 | 29.8 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 18.8 | 11.8 | 24.5 | 40.0 | 31.6 | 46.8 | 45.3 | 39.5 | 50.0 |
| 45–54 years | n = 150 | n = 69 | n = 81 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 66.0 | 75.4 | 58.0 | 93.3 | 97.1 | 90.1 | 68.7 | 81.2 | 58.0 | 48.0 | 55.1 | 42.0 | 61.3 | 62.3 | 60.5 |
| 2 | 24.0 | 17.4 | 29.6 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 28.0 | 17.4 | 37.0 | 44.0 | 39.1 | 48.1 | 24.7 | 23.2 | 25.9 |
| 3 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 11.1 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Any problems | 34.0 | 24.6 | 42.0 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 9.9 | 31.3 | 18.8 | 42.0 | 52.0 | 44.9 | 58.0 | 38.7 | 37.7 | 39.5 |
| 55–64 years | n = 126 | n = 59 | n = 67 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 53.2 | 64.4 | 43.3 | 89.7 | 91.5 | 88.1 | 65.9 | 71.2 | 61.2 | 45.2 | 55.9 | 35.8 | 60.3 | 66.1 | 55.2 |
| 2 | 32.5 | 27.1 | 37.3 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 10.4 | 27.8 | 23.7 | 31.3 | 43.7 | 37.3 | 49.3 | 29.4 | 27.1 | 31.3 |
| 3 | 11.9 | 6.8 | 16.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.5 |
| 4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Any problems | 46.8 | 35.6 | 56.7 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 11.9 | 34.1 | 28.8 | 38.8 | 54.8 | 44.1 | 64.2 | 39.7 | 33.9 | 44.8 |
| 65–74 years | n = 106 | n = 50 | n = 56 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 27.4 | 28.0 | 26.8 | 76.4 | 72.0 | 80.4 | 57.5 | 64.0 | 51.8 | 37.7 | 42.0 | 33.9 | 49.1 | 52.0 | 46.4 |
| 2 | 43.4 | 54.0 | 33.9 | 18.9 | 24.0 | 14.3 | 32.1 | 30.0 | 33.9 | 39.6 | 44.0 | 35.7 | 30.2 | 30.0 | 30.4 |
| 3 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 19.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 19.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 14.3 |
| 4 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 19.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 8.9 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 5.4 |
| 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
| Any problems | 72.7 | 72.0 | 73.2 | 23.6 | 28.0 | 19.6 | 42.5 | 36.0 | 48.2 | 62.3 | 58.0 | 66.1 | 50.9 | 48.0 | 53.6 |
| 75+ years | n = 94 | n = 43 | n = 51 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 12.8 | 9.3 | 15.7 | 50.0 | 46.5 | 52.9 | 27.7 | 32.6 | 23.5 | 21.3 | 18.6 | 23.5 | 47.9 | 41.9 | 52.9 |
| 2 | 38.3 | 51.2 | 27.5 | 34.0 | 44.2 | 25.5 | 39.4 | 39.5 | 39.2 | 34.0 | 41.9 | 27.5 | 27.7 | 32.6 | 23.5 |
| 3 | 30.9 | 32.6 | 29.4 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 11.8 | 22.3 | 20.9 | 23.5 | 35.1 | 34.9 | 35.3 | 17.0 | 18.6 | 15.7 |
| 4 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 25.5 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 3.9 |
| 5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| Any problems | 87.2 | 90.7 | 84.3 | 50.0 | 53.5 | 47.1 | 72.3 | 67.4 | 76.5 | 78.7 | 81.4 | 76.5 | 52.1 | 58.1 | 47.1 |