Relationship between health-related quality of life, comorbidities and acute health care utilisation, in adults with chronic conditions

Table 2 Participants’ HRQoL (AQoL utility) compared with age-adjusted population values

Age group	Participants			Population^a			Statistics^b
	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD
18–29 years^c	38	0.84	0.20	1325	0.86	0.19	df = 37, p = 0.50
30–39 years	108	0.72	0.26	1681	0.84	0.21	df = 107, p < 0.001
40–49 years	211	0.61	0.30	1382	0.81	0.23	df = 210, p < 0.001
50–59 years	376	0.59	0.31	1295	0.80	0.24	df = 375, p < 0.001
60–69 years	543	0.59	0.30	1245	0.80	0.22	df = 542, p < 0.001
70–79 years	545	0.47	0.30	912	0.76	0.23	df = 544, p < 0.001
80+ years^d	174	0.31	0.27	357	0.70	0.26	df = 173, p < 0.001

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