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. 2021 Dec 19;13(24):6371. doi: 10.3390/cancers13246371

Table 2.

Percentage (number) of participants reporting no, moderate or severe problems in EQ-5D dimensions, EQ-5Dindex, and EQVAS, spinal meningioma sample and general population sample.

Total Men Women
EQ-5D Dimensions Spinal
Meningioma
n = 84
General
Population
n = 252
p 1,2 Spinal
Meningioma
n = 12
General
Population
n = 36
p 1,2 Spinal
Meningioma
n = 72
General
Population
n = 216
p 1,2
% n % n % n % n % n % n
Mobility 0.221 0.414 0.108
No problems 63.3 54 71.4 180 91.7 11 75.0 27 59.7 43 70.8 153
Moderate problems 35.7 30 28.2 71 8.3 1 25.0 9 40.3 29 28.7 61
Severe problems 0.0 0 0.4 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.5 1
Self-care 0.198 ns 0.196
No problems 98.8 83 95.2 240 100.0 12 100.0 36 98.6 71 94.4 204
Moderate problems 1.2 1 3.6 9 0.0 0 0.0 0 1.4 1 4.2 9
Severe problems 0.0 0 1.2 3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 1.4 3
Usual activities 0.878 1.000 1.000
No problems 79.8 67 78.6 198 91.7 11 88.9 32 77.8 56 76.9 166
Moderate problems 20.2 17 17.5 44 8.3 1 11.1 4 22.2 16 18.5 40
Severe problems 0.0 0 4.0 10 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 4.6 10
Pain/discomfort 0.896 0.341 0.886
No problems 36.9 31 36.1 91 58.3 7 41.7 15 33.3 24 35.2 76
Moderate problems 56.0 47 56.3 142 41.7 5 52.8 19 58.3 42 56.9 123
Severe problems 7.1 6 7.5 19 0.0 0 5.6 2 8.3 6 7.9 17
Anxiety/depression 0.589 1.000 0.571
No problems 65.5 55 69.0 174 83.3 10 86.1 31 62.5 45 66.2 143
Moderate problems 31.0 26 29.8 75 8.3 1 13.9 5 34.7 25 32.4 70
Severe problems 3.6 3 1.2 3 8.3 1 0.0 0 2.8 2 1.4 3
EQ-5Dindex mean (±SD) 0.76 (±0.24) 0.75 (±0.25) 0.928 0.86 (±0.22) 0.82 (±0.21) 0.598 0.74 (±0.24) 0.74 (±0.26) 0.932
EQVAS mean (±SD) 74.0 (±17.9) 71.7 (±21.7) 0.392 78.7 (±15.4) 78.2 (±17.4) 0.934 73.1 (±18.3) 3 70.6 (±22.1) 0.390

Data is presented as number (proportion) or mean (SD). 1. Differences between spinal meningioma sample and general population sample. 2. Moderate and severe levels in EQ-5D dimensions collapsed before Chi-square analysis. 3. Missing values, n = 4.