Reliability, validity and responsiveness of the EQ-5D in assessing and valuing health status in patients with social phobia

Table 3 Patients reporting problems in the EQ-5D dimensions (%) and mean EQ VAS score/EQ-5D index scores by disease severity at baseline

		Mobility (%)	Self-care (%)	Usual activities (%)	Pain/discomfort (%)	Anxiety/depression (%)	Mean of
LSAS total score	n	Mobility (%)	Self-care (%)	Usual activities (%)	Pain/discomfort (%)	Anxiety/depression (%)	EQ VAS score	EQ-5D index-G	EQ-5D index-UK
30 – 55	110	3	0	16	29*	59*	79	0.944*	0.838*
56 – 70	113	6	0	19*	43*	77	78	0.928	0.795
71 – 87	111^a	4	0	31	29	79	74	0.928*	0.788*
≥88	111^b	9	0	42	39	86	70	0.879	0.718
Specific SP	137	3	0	16*	34	64*	79*	0.940*	0.828*
Generalised SP	308^c	7	0	32	36	81	74	0.911	0.766

*p ≤ 0.05 regarding differences to the next group of disease severity; SP: social phobia.
^aone missing value in “usual activities” and “anxiety/depression”.
^bone missing value in “anxiety/depression”.
^cone missing value in “usual activities” and two missing values in “anxiety/depression”.

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