Table 5.

Distribution of health problems by EQ-5D dimension within levels of each dimension (%)

Dimensions	Levelsa	Problems	MO		SC		UA		PD		AD
			2–3	4–5	2–3	4–5	2–3	4–5	2–3	4–5	2–3	4–5
MO	2–3	21.4	–	–	23.8	0.5	53.7	6.5	72.9	11.0	48.1	7.5
	4–5	3.7	–	–	50.0	13.9	45.9	40.5	40.5	54.0	45.9	21.6
	$\rho$*		1.000		0.466**		0.582**		0.480**		0.252**
SC	2–3	8.2	61.5	21.7	–	–	67.5	19.3	71.1	24.1	57.3	11.0
	4–5	0.6	16.7	83.3	–	–	0.0	100.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	33.3
	$\rho$*				1.000		0.498**		0.363**		0.217**
UA	2–3	20.5	56.3	8.3	27.4	0.0	–	–	77.7	10.1	59.3	7.4
	4–5	3.6	38.9	41.7	45.7	17.2	–	–	38.9	52.8	42.9	31.4
	$\rho$*						1.000		0.504**		0.368**
PD	2–3	49.5	31.8	3.0	12.0	0.6	32.4	2.8	–	–	48.8	3.4
	4–5	4.6	51.1	42.6	42.6	6.4	45.7	41.3	–	–	47.9	28.3
	$\rho$*								1.000		0.386**
AD	2–3	35.7	28.9	4.8	13.2	0.9	33.9	4.2	67.5	6.2	–	–
	4–5	3.4	47.1	23.5	26.4	5.8	45.5	33.4	50.0	38.3	–	–
	$\rho$*										1.000

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

^aLevels = response levels (1–5) for EQ-5D-5L dimensions

*$\rho$—Spearman rank correlation coefficient. **p < 0.01