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Table 3 Linear regression: the influence of language version on EQ-5D utility and visual analog scale scores

From: Do English and Chinese EQ-5D versions demonstrate measurement equivalence? an exploratory study

Dependent variable

Unadjusted effect size (95%CI)

p-value

Adjusted effect size (95%CI)*

p-value

EQ-5D utility score

0.01 (-0.07, 0.09)

0.851

-0.05 (-0.14, 0.03)

0.214

EQ-VAS score

2.7 (-3.5, 8.8)

0.396

-4.1 (-11.6, 3.3)

0.276

  1. 95%CI = 95% confidence interval; Chinese language was the reference group; EQ-VAS = EQ-5D Visual Analog Scale *Adjusted for the influence of age, gender, years of education, employment status and pain VAS score.