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. 2022 Dec;14(12):4713–4724. doi: 10.21037/jtd-22-906

Table 3. Correlation between health-related quality of life scores and disease severity measures (N=99).

Variables EQ5D-3L utility value EQ5D-3L VAS K-BILD total K-BILD breath K-BILD psych K-BILD chest mMRC score FVC DLCO CCI
EQ5D-3L utility value 1
EQ5D-3L VAS 0.530**& 1
K-BILD total 0.538**& 0.471**& 1
K-BILD breath 0.547**& 0.470**& 0.950**&& 1
K-BILD psych 0.470**& 0.420**& 0.952**&& 0.830**&& 1
K-BILD chest 0.489**& 0.382**& 0.840**&& 0.772**&& 0.756**&& 1
mMRC score −0.535**& −0.525**& −0.585**& −0.581**& −0.535**& −0.475**& 1
FVC 0.336**& 0.266** 0.396**& 0.389**& 0.375**& 0.213* −0.527**& 1
DLCO 0.218* 0.275** 0.414**& 0.448**& 0.360**& 0.260** −0.437**& 0.569**& 1
CCI −0.187 −0.220* −0.185 −0.228* −0.162 −0.128 0.314**& −0.013 −0.185 1

Correlation 0.8= very strong, 0.6–0.79= strong, 0.3–0.59= moderate, <0.3= weak. &&, highlight very strong or strong correlation; &, moderate correlation. *, correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed); **, correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed); , percentage predicted values. EQ5D-3L, EuroQol 5-dimension 3 level version; K-BILD, King’s brief interstitial lung disease questionnaire; K-BILD breath, K-BILD breathlessness & activities; K-BILD psych, K-BILD psychological; K-BILD chest, K-BILD chest symptoms; mMRC, modified medical research council dyspnoea scale; FVC, forced vital capacity; DLCO, carbon monoxide diffusing capacity; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; VAS, visual analogue scale.