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Table 3 VAS scores, index values and proportions experiencing problems reported on each EQ-5D dimension by SES and residential segregation

From: Influence of culture, residential segregation and socioeconomic development on rural elderly health-related quality of life in Guangxi, China

Variables

VAS score

EQ-5D dimensions

EQ-5D index

Mean

SD

Mobility

Self-care

Usual activities

Pain/discomfort

Anxiety/depression

Mean

95 % C.I.

  

%

%

%

%

%

  

Age group

         

 60 ~ 69

71.3

10.1

9.4

2.3

6.1

23.6

18.6

0.90

(0.89, 0.90)

 70 ~ 79

69.5

10.2

18.4

5.5

13.6

32.8

20.4

0.86

(0.85, 0.87)

 80 ~ 89

67.4

11.4

29.9

13.0

25.2

41.0

24.3

0.81

(0.80, 0.82)

≥ 90

64.7

13.9

47.7

27.1

40.0

43.2

19.4

0.74

(0.71, 0.77)

Gender

         

 Male

70.9

10.7

14.2

4.8

10.8

28.2

17.1

0.88

(0.87, 0.88)

 Female

68.8

10.5

19.7

6.9

14.9

32.3

23.1

0.85

(0.85, 0.86)

Marital status

         

 Single

70.3

9.1

18.4

6.1

13.2

29.8

24.6

0.87

(0.84, 0.89)

 Married

70.4

10.2

13.5

4.1

9.5

28.8

17.9

0.88

(0.87, 0.88)

 Divorced or widowed

68.3

11.6

26.8

10.8

22.2

34.7

26.4

0.82

(0.82, 0.83)

Educational attainment

         

 Illiterate

68.0

10.0

22.1

7.9

17.5

33.0

24.2

0.84

(0.84, 0.85)

 Primary school

71.0

10.7

14.0

4.8

10.4

29.5

18.0

0.88

(0.87, 0.88)

 Junior high school

72.4

11.6

10.3

2.8

5.6

24.0

14.1

0.90

(0.89, 0.91)

Annual income (CNY)

         

  ≥ 10,000

71.3

9.4

13.7

4.8

6.8

26.7

20.2

0.88

(0.87, 0.90)

 5,000 ~ 9,999

72.9

12.8

16.9

6.3

11.2

29.3

13.8

0.88

(0.87, 0.89)

 3,000 ~ 4,999

70.5

11.3

15.6

4.9

11.6

31.8

16.6

0.87

(0.87, 0.88)

 1,001 ~ 2,999

69.2

9.5

17.7

6.2

13.9

29.6

23.8

0.86

(0.86, 0.87)

  ≤ 1,000

66.7

9.7

20.8

7.7

17.2

31.9

23.7

0.84

(0.83, 0.85)

Empty-nested family

         

 Yes

70.9

10.5

15.7

5.2

12.6

31.8

20.8

0.87

(0.86, 0.88)

 No

69.4

10.6

17.7

6.2

13.1

29.8

20.1

0.86

(0.86, 0.87)

Health insurance

         

 Yes

69.8

10.7

18.0

7.0

14.7

33.5

33.5

0.86

(0.86, 0.87)

 No

69.3

8.9

17.7

3.8

13.9

32.9

32.9

0.86

(0.84, 0.88)

Type of housing

         

 Brick

70.9

10.7

14.9

4.9

10.9

30.5

17.3

0.87

(0.87, 0.88)

 Earthen

69.4

10.3

17.2

4.6

13.4

31.4

22.8

0.86

(0.86, 0.87)

 Wooden

68.0

10.6

21.4

9.2

16.7

29.2

23.8

0.85

(0.84, 0.86)

Monoculture

         

 Yes

70.0

10.6

17.4

6.6

14.4

33.5

33.5

0.87

(0.86, 0.87)

 No

68.4

10.5

23.4

10.9

17.5

32.9

32.9

0.85

(0.84, 0.86)

Distance to county seat (km)

         

  ≤ 20

71.9

11.0

15.9

6.6

13.1

33.2

33.2

0.87

(0.87, 0.88)

 21 ~ 39

70.6

10.5

18.0

5.8

14.1

35.6

35.6

0.86

(0.86, 0.87)

  ≥ 40

68.3

10.2

19.0

7.7

15.8

32.5

32.5

0.85

(0.85, 0.86)

Geography

         

 Flatland

72.0

10.7

12.8

4.0

9.4

31.2

17.0

0.88

(0.87, 0.88)

 Hilly

70.4

10.8

19.9

5.4

13.2

32.1

16.9

0.86

(0.86, 0.87)

 Mountainous

68.3

10.3

18.6

7.2

15.0

29.2

23.5

0.86

(0.85, 0.86)