Comparison of the SF-6D and the EQ-5D in patients with coronary heart disease

Table 2 Domain comparison

EQ-5D	ceiling effect at baseline (%)^#	p-value for change in PTCA*	p-value for change in off- pump CABG*^¶	SF-6D	ceiling effect at baseline (%)^#	p-value for change in PTCA*	p-value for change in off- pump CABG*^¶
pain	31.8	0.0003	0.2	pain	13.0	<0.0001	0.08
anxiety/depression	60.0	0.009	0.03	mental health	8.9	0.0008	0.02
mobility	55.1	0.004	0.0005	physical functioning	2.3	<0.0001	0.3
self care	93.1	0.3	0.3	social functioning	20.1	<0.0001	0.046
usual activities	30.5	<0.0001	0.4	role limitations	14.1	<0.0001	0. 02
				vitality	2.7	0.0005	0.6
EQ-5D	13.5	<0.0001	0.035	SF-6D	0.4	<0.0001	0.22

^#percent maximal scores at baseline.
*wilcoxon matched pairs test between pre- and post-intervention, minimal N: EQ-5D-domains 124, SF-6D-domains 115.
^¶change in the OctoStent off-pump CABG group; changes in the Octopump groups are comparable to this group and therefore omitted from the table

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