Table 5.

Relation of EQ-5D-5L index and EQ VAS with demographic characteristics of respondents (N = 1020)

	n (%)	EQ Index		EQ VAS
		Mean (SD)	Multiple linear regression coefficients	Mean (SD)	Multiple linear regression coefficients
Intercept			0.938		78.4
Gender
Male	465 (45.6)	0.923 (0.083)	–	75.3 (17.4)	–
Female	555 (54.4)	0.893 (0.120)	− 0.034**	73.0 (17.2)	− 2.5**
Age group
18–24 years	184 (18.0)	0.934 (0.090)	–	78.7 (14.8)	–
25–44 years	360 (35.3)	0.938 (0.069)	− 0.001	78.9 (13.7)	− 0.7
45–64 years	276 (27.1)	0.912 (0.082)	− 0.016	74.8 (16.1)	− 3.3**
65+ years	200 (19.6)	0.819 (0.149)	− 0.092**	60.0 (19.3)	− 16.7**
Education level
Secondary or primary	417 (41.0)	0.901 (0.121)	–	73.2 (19.2)	–
Higher	599 (59.0)	0.911 (0.094)	0.011	74.6 (15.9)	2.0*
Smoking status
No	736 (72.7)	0.904 (0.108)	–	73.2 (17.0)	–
Yes	276 (27.3)	0.914 (0.101)	− 0.007	76.2 (18.1)	0.9
Internet usage
Everyday	785 (77.9)	0.927 (0.079)	–	77.1 (14.8)	–
Minimum once a week	81 (8.0)	0.883 (0.096)	− 0.011	66.3 (18.7)	− 5.0**
No	142 (14.1)	0.811 (0.170)	− 0.059**	62.4 (22.6)	− 4.3**
District
North-East	118 (11.6)	0.890 (0.107)	–	72.3 (17.9)	–
Central	69 (6.8)	0.903 (0.118)	0.006	74.1 (15.5)	0.7
East	126 (12.4)	0.896 (0.106)	0.005	73.5 (19.9)	0.8
North	98 (9.6)	0.912 (0.114)	0.020	75.5 (15.2)	2.5
North-West	88 (8.6)	0.920 (0.087)	0.029**	76.0 (16.7)	2.8
South	148 (14.5)	0.903 (0.131)	0.010	72.4 (16.8)	− 0.7
South-East	116 (11.4)	0.916 (0.093)	0.026**	73.1 (19.0)	0.3
South-West	121 (11.9)	0.913 (0.086)	0.020	75.6 (15.2)	2.5
West	116 (11.4)	0.908 (0.107)	0.012	74.5 (18.7)	0.9
Zelenograd	20 (2.0)	0.940 (0.060)	0.044*	78.5 (11.7)	5.3

*p < 0.1; **p < 0.05