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Table 4 Comparison of VAS scores of medical students (N = 161) and the general population (N = 339) for 10 hypothetical health states

From: How do medical students value health on the EQ-5D? Evaluation of hypothetical health states compared to the general population

  

medical students

general population1

 
  

Mrank

SD

Mrank

SD

t (df = 498)

very mild

21111

0.815 1

0.108

0.82 1

0.13

-0.45

 

11112

0.810 2

0.129

0.80 2

0.14

0.79

mild

12121

0.695 3

0.145

0.67 3

0.17

1.7°

 

11113

0.571 4

0.181

0.51 5

0.25

3.10**

moderate

12222

0.549 5

0.151

0.54 4

0.18

0.58

 

21232

0.384 6

0.165

0.37 6

0.20

0.83

 

21323

0.354 7

0.145

0.30 7

0.16

3.76**

severe

22323

0.273 8

0.139

0.25 8

0.16

1.65

 

32223

0.157 9

0.106

0.16 9

0.11

-0.29

 

32232

0.156 10

0.109

0.13 10

0.09

2.63**

  1. 1[12]
  2. ** p < .01
  3. °p < .10