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Table 2 Mean VAS values in subgroups of participants with ‘moderate/severe problems’ or with chronic disease

From: Health-related quality of life and socioeconomic status: inequalities among adults with a chronic disease

  

VAS value (mean)

 

N

Overall

Sex

Educational level

   

Men

Women

Low

High

Total sample

11,177

80.0

81.1

79.0*

75.3

83.7*

Problemsa concerning:

      

Mobility

1,667

56.2

57.1

55.6

54.5

59.7*

Self-care

468

50.0

53.6

47.2*

47.2

57.7*

Usual activities

1,323

53.6

55.3

52.4*

52.3

56.7*

Pain/discomfort

3,850

64.9

65.6

64.3*

62.7

68.1*

Anxiety/depression

1,379

61.3

59.5

62.2*

57.6

65.9*

At least 1 dimension

4,358

66.3

66.6

66.0

63.7

69.7*

None of these

6,749

88.9

89.4

88.4*

87.3

89.8*

Chronic diseasea

      

Muscul. system

807

63.9

65.0

62.8

62.2

66.3*

Hypertension

786

63.2

63.7

62.8

60.9

67.0*

Diabetes mellitus

433

58.8

58.6

59.0

55.6

65.6*

Heart disease

292

57.0

56.7

57.4

54.8

61.6*

Rheumatism

240

59.3

60.8

58.0

57.0

64.0*

Headache/migraine

228

74.2

73.6

74.5

69.2

79.3*

Any of these six

2,128

64.5

64.5

64.5

61.8

68.6*

Any chronic disease

2,973

65.2

65.4

65.1

62.4

69.0*

  1. *p < 0.05 (t-test comparing men/women resp. low/high educational level).
  2. a)see Table 1.