Table 3 Estimated difference (95% CI) in mean EQ-5D utility score for different SSQN and SSQS combinations

1

2

3

4

5

6

Social Support Questionnaire Number (SSQN) Score

1

−0.28

−0.23

−0.17

−0.12

−0.07

−0.02

(−0.47, -0.09)

(−0.37, -0.08)

(−0.27, -0.07)

(−0.19, -0.05)

(−0.14, 0.00)

(−0.12, 0.08)

2

−0.36

−0.31

−0.26

−0.21

−0.15

−0.10

(−0.58, -0.14)

(−0.48, -0.14)

(−0.38, -0.13)

(−0.29, -0.12)

(−0.21, -0.09)

(−0.17, -0.03)

3

−0.45

−0.40

−0.34

0.29

0.24

−0.19

(−0.72, -0.18)

(−0.62, -0.17)

(−0.52, -0.17)

(−0.43, -0.15)

(−0.35, -0.13)

(−0.29, -0.09)

4

−0.53

−0.48

−0.43

−0.38

−0.32

−0.27

(−0.85, -0.21)

(−0.76, -0.20)

(−0.67, -0.19)

(−0.58, -0.17)

(−0.50, -0.15)

(−0.43, -0.11)