Table 2 Comparison of valuation of health states between the chronic disease groups and the no chronic disease group taking into account health state descriptors and covariates
Health States | Diabetes (n = 102) | Rheumatism (n = 162) | Hypertension (n = 145) | Heart diseases (n = 44) | Lung diseases (n = 44) | No chronic disease (n = 651) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All health states1 | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 43.6 (30.0) | 43.4 (30.6) | 44.4 (30.0) | 43.1 (28.7) | 40.6 (29.5) | 43.9 (30.6) |
Mean difference (95% CI)2,3 | 1.6 (−1.2, 4.3) | 0.4 (−2.0, 2.8) | 0.7 (−1.7, 3.1) | 4.6 (0.4, 8.9)* | −2.5 (−6.2, 1.2) | - |
Non-severe health states1,4 | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 71.6 (18.8) | 71.3 (20.0) | 71.2 (19.7) | 69.8 (16.8) | 69.0 (22.1) | 72.7 (19.3) |
Mean difference (95% CI)2,3 | 1.0 (−2.5, 4.6) | −0.3 (−3.4, 2.9) | −1.0 (−4.3, 2.3) | 2.6 (−2.4, 7.6) | −2.6 (−9.0, 3.8) | - |
Severe health states1,4 | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 31.4 (25.4) | 31.9 (26.6) | 33.6 (26.5) | 33.7 (26.0) | 28.7 (23.6) | 31.5 (25.8) |
Mean difference (95% CI)2,3 | 1.8 (−1.2, 4.7) | 0.7 (−1.9, 3.3) | 1.3 (−1.2, 3.9) | 5.4 (0.7, 10.1)* | −2.4 (−6.1, 1.2) | - |