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Table 2 Problems in EQ-5D dimensions, EQ VAS, PCS and MCS scores, by country

From: Health status of the advanced elderly in six european countries: results from a representative survey using EQ-5D and SF-12

 

Total sample

Belgium

France

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

p-value

EQ-5D dimension

        

Mobility n (%)a

        

   no problems

906 (50.0)

124 (57.1)

91 (52.8)

114 (46.0)

155 (47.5)

105 (63.5)

317 (53.3)

 

   moderate problems

734 (48.9)

68 (41.8)

76 (46.0)

129 (53.6)

156 (50.4)

58 (35.9)

247 (45.8)

 

   extreme problems

19 (1.1)

2 (1.1)

1 (1.2)

1 (0.5)

6 (2.0)

1 (0.6)

8 (0.8)

0.0228b

Self care n (%)a

        

   no problems

1384 (81.9)

161 (82.9)

140 (83.3)

206 (84.1)

251 (77.0)

145 (88.3)

481 (81.8)

 

   moderate problems

239 (15.8)

27 (14.4)

25 (13.6)

35 (14.7)

57 (19.9)

17 '(10.8)

78 (15.7)

 

   extreme problems

36 (2.3)

6 (2.8)

3 (3.1)

3 (1.2)

9 (3.1)

2 (0.9)

13 (2.5)

0.2345b

Usual activities n (%)a

        

   no problems

1075 (63.4)

127 (64.2)

112 (67.4)

162 (66.1)

181 (55.1)

120 (74.0)

373 (62.4)

 

   moderate problems

496 (32.1)

51 (26.9)

52 (29.0)

78 (32.2)

116 (38.0)

41 23.2)

158 (29.5)

 

   extreme problems

88 (4.5)

16 (9.0)

4 (3.6)

4 (1.7)

20 (6.9)

3 (2.8)

41 (7.1)

0.0003b

Pain/discomfort n (%)a

        

   no problems

828 (44.8)

105 (50.2)

66 (38.0)

116 (47.7)

126 (37.0)

86 (51.5)

329 (55.7)

 

   moderate problems

742 (50.0)

80 (44.2)

94 (57.0)

117 (47.7)

174 (57.2)

65 (39.7)

212 (39.7)

 

   extreme problems

89 (5.2)

9 (5.6)

8 (5.1)

11 (4.5)

17 (5.9)

13 (8.8)

31 (4.6)

< 0.0001b

Anxiety/depression n (%)a

        

   no problems

1484 (88.4)

182 (94.0)

145 (84.6)

229 (93.3)

267 (83.1)

158 (96.4)

503 (87.4)

 

   moderate problems

157 (10.7)

11 (5.2)

21 (14.3)

14 (6.2)

46 (15.7)

4 (2.6)

61 (11.6)

 

   extreme problems

18 (0.9)

1 (0.8)

2 (1.1)

1 (0.5)

4 (1.2)

2 (1.0)

8 (1.0)

0.0004b

Any dimension n (%)a

        

   no problemsc

596 (31.2)

83 (36.8)

48 (27.9)

76 (29.9)

94 (27.7)

64 (41.3)

231 (39.1)

 

   moderate problemsd

897 (60.0)

86 (49.9)

110 (65.9)

152 (63.5)

191 (61.4)

83 (47.9)

275 (50.1)

 

   extreme problemse

166 (8.7)

25 (13.2)

10 (6.2)

16 (6.6)

32 (11.0)

17 (10.8)

66 (10.8)

0.0006b

EQ VAS score

        

   Mean (SD)

64.3 (22.9)

70.6 (20.3)

64.1 (22.7)

60.6 (21.4)

60.2 (23.5)

72.0 (19.1)

63.8 (24.2)

 

   Median (25%-75% quantile)

70 (50 - 80)

77.5 (60 - 80)

70 (50 - 80)

60 (50 - 75)

60 (50 - 80)

75 (60 - 85)

70 (50 - 80)

 

   Weighted mean (SE)

61.9 (0.74)

69.3 (1.61)

62.0 (2.29)

60.5 (1.47)

60.0 (1.22)

72.9 (1.91)

62.5 (1.33)

< 0.0001f

PCS score

        

   Mean (SD)

41.8 (10.9)

42.5 (11.2)

42.6 (10.1)

39.6 (10.9)

41.4 (11.0)

40.9 (10.8)

42.7 (10.8)

 

   Median (25%-75% quantile)

43.6 (34.2 - 51.0)

44.6 (35.2 - 51.8)

44.7 (35.9 - 50.8)

40.8 (31.1 - 48.2)

43.7 (31.8 - 50.3)

41.7 (33.0 - 50.1)

44.3 (36.1 - 51.8)

 

   Weighted mean (SE)

41.1 (0.34)

42.1 (0.98)

43.0 (0.76)

39.6 (0.70)

40.9 (0.70)

41.2 (1.06)

42.0 (0.55)

0.0407f

MCS score

        

   Mean (SD)

54.3 (8.7)

57.2 (7.8)

54.4 (8.5)

56.3 (7.3)

52.5 (9.1)

56.1 (7.4)

52.8 (9.3)

 

   Median (25%-75% quantile)

56.8 (50.5 - 60.6)

59.3 (55.3 - 61.8)

56.5 (49.9 - 60.6)

58.0 (53.0 - 60.8)

55.0 (48.9 - 58.8)

57.9 (53.2 - 60.8)

55.4 (47.8 - 59.8)

 

   Weighted mean (SE)

54.3 (0.25)

56.7 (0.66)

54.1 (0.64)

56.4 (0.50)

52.2 (0.46)

55.9 (0.72)

52.4 (0.50)

< 0.0001f

  1. a Raw numbers (weighted proportions); b weighted chi-square test for differences between countries; c no problems in any dimension; d moderate problems in at least one dimension but no extreme problems in any dimension; e extreme problems in at least one dimension; f weighted regression analysis testing for deviation of country specific means from grand mean.