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Table 3.

Comparison of key characteristics of the Belgian EQ-5D-5L and EQ-5D-3L value sets

	Preferred model	EQ-5D-3L value set
% health states valued worse than dead	15.0%	6.6%
Preference ranking of dimensions (ordered from highest to lowest utility loss at level 5)	PD AD MO UA SC	AD PD SC MO UA
Minimum value	−0.532 (state 55555)	−0.158 (state 33333)
Maximum value (except full health)	0.939 (state 12111)	0.817 (state 11211)

Preferred model

EQ-5D-3L value set

% health states valued worse than dead

15.0%

6.6%

Preference ranking of dimensions

(ordered from highest to lowest utility loss at level 5)

Minimum value

−0.532

(state 55555)

−0.158

(state 33333)

Maximum value

(except full health)

0.939

(state 12111)

0.817

(state 11211)

AD anxiety/depression, MO mobility, PD pain/discomfort, SC self-care, UA usual activities