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Table 1 Study sample characteristics and Portuguese general population aged 18 or more

From: Comparing the performance of the EQ-5D-3L and the EQ-5D-5L in young Portuguese adults

 

Sample of individuals aged ≤30 (n = 624)

Sample of individuals aged >30 (n = 303)

Overall sample (n = 927)

PT general population aged 18–30 (N = 1.524.869)a

Mean age (SD)

21.7 (3.2)

38.1 (6.3)

25.5 (8.1)

24.1 (3.7)

% women

60.4

61.1

60.6

49.6

% single

93.8

49.5

79.4

63.0

% without a chronic diseaseb

82.2

78.9

81.1

69.2

Mean EQ-5D-5L (SD)

0.896 (0.119)

0.889 (0.133)

0.894 (0.124)

n.a.

Mean EQ-5D-3L (SD)c

0.919 (0.114)

0.907 (0.123)

0.915 (0.117)

0.758 (SE-0.006)

Mean EQ-5D VAS (SD)c

84.7 (12.1)

82.3 (13.6)

83.9 (12.7)

74.9 (SE-0.504)

  1. SD Standard deviation, SE Standard Error, PT Portuguese, n.a. Not available
  2. aSource: Census 2011 [25]. bSource: 2005/2006 Portuguese National Health Survey [26]. cSource: EQ-5D-3L Portuguese population norms [22]