Table 3.

Spearman correlation of EQ-5D-Y-5L and EQ-5D-Y-3L dimension scores and PedsQL item and sub-scale scores

PedsQL	EQ-5D-Y-5L					EQ-5D-Y-3L
	Mob	LAM	UA	P/D	WSU	Mob	LAM	UA	P/D	WSU
Hard to walk; 100 m	− 0.61**	− 0.40**	− 0.54**	− 0.32**	− 0.21**	− 0.61**	− 0.35**	− 0.60**	− 0.26**	− 0.20**
Hard to run	− 0.60**	− 0.35**	− 0.67**	− 0.31**	− 0.21**	− 0.63**	− 0.34**	− 0.67**	− 0.25**	− 0.18**
Hard to participate in sport/exercise	− 0.54**	− 0.34**	− 0.63**	− 0.30**	− 0.20**	− 0.55**	− 0.34**	− 0.65**	− 0.21**	− 0.16**
Hard to lift something heavy	− 0.33**	− 0.34**	− 0.33**	− 0.21**	− 0.10*	− 0.33**	− 0.31**	− 0.32**	− 0.17**	− 0.11*
Hard to bath/shower myself	− 0.35**	− 0.60**	− 0.32**	− 0.21**	− 0.14**	− 0.43**	− 0.52**	− 0.41**	− 0.18**	− 0.16**
Hard to do household chores	− 0.36**	− 0.40**	− 0.35**	− 0.23**	− 0.11*	− 0.35**	− 0.42**	− 0.39**	− 0.20**	− 0.08
Pain or aches	− 0.24**	− 0.23**	− 0.25**	− 0.54**	− 0.24**	− 0.26**	− 0.23**	− 0.29**	− 0.50**	− 0.27**
Low energy levels	− 0.30**	− 0.24**	− 0.36**	− 0.32**	− 0.27**	− 0.32**	− 0.25**	− 0.42**	− 0.31**	− 0.21**
Physical Health Summary Score	− 0.60**	− 0.47**	− 0.62**	− 0.40**	− 0.26**	− 0.61**	− 0.44**	− 0.66**	− 0.36**	− 0.23**
Afraid or scared	− 0.13**	− 0.12**	− 0.10*	− 0.20**	− 0.30**	− 0.12**	− 0.14**	− 0.14**	− 0.17**	− 0.33**
Sad	− 0.04	− 0.02	− 0.05	− 0.05**	− 0.37**	− 0.05	− 0.03	− 0.09*	− 0.18**	− 0.33**
Angry	− 0.01	− 0.05	0.01	− 0.15**	− 0.26**	0.00	− 0.09*	0.00	− 0.20**	− 0.32**
Trouble sleeping	− 0.01	− 0.05	− 0.09*	− 0.22**	− 0.24**	− 0.04	− 0.08	− 0.10*	− 0.20**	− 0.23**
Worry about what will happen to me	− 0.12**	− 0.05	− 0.16**	− 0.23**	− 0.29**	− 0.10*	− 0.06	− 0.20**	− 0.25**	− 0.34**
Emotional sub-score	− 0.11**	− 0.09*	− 0.14**	− 0.28**	− 0.42**	− 0.11*	− 0.13**	− 0.18**	− 0.29**	− 0.45**
Trouble getting along with other kids/teenagers	− 0.15**	− 0.04	− 0.15**	− 0.13**	− 0.16**	− 0.09*	− 0.10*	− 0.13**	− 0.11*	− 0.15**
Other kids/teenagers do not what to be my friend	− 0.15**	− 0.14**	− 0.20**	− 0.18**	− 0.22**	− 0.09*	− 0.19**	− 0.17**	− 0.17**	− 0.22**
Other kids/teenagers tease me	− 0.18**	− 0.18**	− 0.16**	− 0.18**	− 0.21**	− 0.14**	− 0.21**	− 0.16**	− 0.21**	− 0.21**
Cannot do things others my age can do	− 0.42**	− 0.36**	− 0.45**	− 0.23**	− 0.20**	− 0.43**	− 0.34**	− 0.49**	− 0.21**	− 0.17**
Hard to keep up with others	− 0.48**	− 0.33**	− 0.51**	− 0.20**	− 0.14**	− 0.44**	− 0.36**	− 0.51**	− 0.17**	− 0.10*
Social sub-score	− 0.42**	− 0.33**	− 0.46**	− 0.26**	− 0.27**	− 0.39**	− 0.36**	− 0.46**	− 0.25**	− 0.24**
Hard to pay attention in class	0.04	− 0.06	− 0.05	− 0.10*	− 0.22**	0.05	− 0.08	− 0.09*	− 0.11**	− 0.19**
Forget things	− 0.01	− 0.07	− 0.07	− 0.10*	− 0.16**	− 0.05	− 0.13**	− 0.12**	− 0.09*	− 0.14**
Trouble keeping up with my schoolwork	− 0.05	− 0.15**	− 0.16**	− 0.14**	− 0.20**	− 0.09*	− 0.14**	− 0.20**	− 0.11*	− 0.17**
Miss school because of not feeling well	− 0.29**	− 0.21**	− 0.35**	− 0.32**	− 0.17**	− 0.33**	− 0.24**	− 0.36**	− 0.25**	− 0.15**
Miss school to go doctor or hospital	− 0.44**	− 0.29**	− 0.43**	− 0.31**	− 0.15**	− 0.44**	− 0.27**	− 0.43**	− 0.21**	− 0.11*
School sub-score	− 0.23**	− 0.22**	− 0.32**	− 0.26**	− 0.27**	− 0.26**	− 0.26**	− 0.36**	− 0.21**	− 0.23**

n = 533, *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.001 (2-tailed). Cells shaded in grey have a moderate association > 0.30, correlations are negative as a higher PedsQL score indicates a better HRQoL. 1 PedsQL score not computed as > 50% missing data and 16 respondents did not complete the PedsQL Mob mobility; LAM looking after myself, UA usual activities, P/D pain or discomfort, WSU worried, sad or unhappy, VAS Visual Analogue Scale