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Table 4 Comparison of valuation scores between the ‘unconscious’ state and the ‘dead’ state by disease group

From: Do chronic disease patients value generic health states differently from individuals with no chronic disease? A case of a multicultural Asian population

Valuation Scores

Diabetes (n = 102)

Rheumatism (n = 167)

Hypertension (n = 147)

Heart diseases (n = 46)

Lung diseases (n = 44)

No chronic disease (n = 667)

Unconscious

      

  Mean (SD)

11.6 (11.1)

10.1 (12.3)

12.0 (13.0)

11.3 (11.7)

10.6 (9.6)

11.8 (12.6)

Dead

      

  Mean (SD)

8.6 (13.3)

10.3 (15.9)

11.4 (17.1)

7.1 (10.4)

8.5 (10.9)

9.4 (14.1)

Unconscious - Dead

      

  Mean difference (95% CI)

3.0 (−0.1, 6.0)

−0.1 (−3.0, 2.7)

0.6 (−2.6, 3.8)

4.2 (0.4, 8.0)*

2.1 (−1.4, 5.7)

2.4 (1.2, 3.6)*

  1. *P-value < 0.05.