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Table 2.

Health burden for hepatitis E

Variable	Number	QALY	Rank test^*	EQ-VAS score	Rank test^*
Gender
Male	339	0·7 (0·6–0·8)	Z = −2·360 P = 0·018	65·0 (50·0–80·0)	Z = −3·433 P = 0·001
Female	150	0·7 (0·6–0·9)	Z = −2·360 P = 0·018	70·0 (56·5–88·0)	Z = −3·433 P = 0·001
Age (years)
15–29	13	1·0 (0·7–1·0)	χ² = 17·198 P = 0·001	85·0 (76·5–90·0)	χ² = 21·248 P < 0·001
30–44	64	0·7 (0·6–0·8)		71·5 (60·0–83·8)
45–59	189	0·7 (0·6–0·8)		70·0 (60·0–80·0)
⩾60	223	0·7 (0·6–0·8)		60·0 (47·3–75·0)
Onset period
2008–2010	203	0·7 (0·6–0·8)	Z = −1·520 P = 0·128	65·0 (45·0–75·5)	Z = −3·015 P = 0·002
2011–2015	286	0·7 (0·6–0·8)	Z = −1·520 P = 0·128	70·0 (55·0–80·0)	Z = −3·015 P = 0·002
Types of cases
Outpatients	167	0·8 (0·7–1·0)	Z = −10·610 P < 0·001	80·0 (64·5–90·0)	Z = −8·406 P < 0·001
Inpatients	322	0·7 (0·6–0·7)	Z = −10·610 P < 0·001	61·5 (50·0–70·0)	Z = −8·406 P < 0·001
Total	489	0·7 (0·6–0·8)		70·0 (50·0–80·0)

QALY, Quality-adjusted life years; VAS, visual analogue scale.

Values given are median (interquartile range).

Wilcoxon rank test was used for binary categorical variables; Kruskal–Wallis H rank test was used for multi-categorical variables.