Table 2 Frequencies of item responses in each EQ-5D-5L dimension by age and gender (%)
From: Health-related quality of life measured using the EQ-5D–5L: South Australian population norms
Age category, years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dimension | Total N = 2,908 | 15–24 n = 464 | 25–34 n = 449 | 35–44 n = 480 | 45–54 n = 499 | 55–64 n = 443 | 65–74 n = 346 | 75+ n = 226 |
Mobility | ||||||||
No problems | 74.3 | 93.1 | 89.3 | 82.9 | 73.4 | 63.9 | 54.6 | 40.3 |
Slight | 14.9 | 4.1 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 15.0 | 22.6 | 24.9 | 29.2 |
Moderate | 7.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 14.2 | 23.0 |
Severe | 2.6 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
Extreme | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
Self-care | ||||||||
No problems | 95.4 | 98.5 | 99.3 | 96.9 | 95.4 | 94.4 | 90.8 | 87.1 |
Slight | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 8.9 |
Moderate | 0.9 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
Severe | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.9 |
Extreme | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 |
Usual activities | ||||||||
No problems | 82.7 | 94.4 | 94.0 | 87.8 | 78.8 | 78.6 | 72.3 | 56.6 |
Slight | 10.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 22.1 |
Moderate | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 15.5 |
Severe | 1.6 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.4 |
Extreme | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Pain/Discomfort | ||||||||
No pain | 55.6 | 80.8 | 70.8 | 62.7 | 46.9 | 41.1 | 40.2 | 29.6 |
Slight | 29.2 | 16.8 | 23.6 | 26.0 | 34.5 | 36.8 | 34.7 | 38.1 |
Moderate | 11.9 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 13.8 | 17.8 | 20.2 | 26.1 |
Severe | 2.7 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.8 |
Extreme | 0.6 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Anxiety/Depression | ||||||||
No problems | 75.3 | 77.5 | 81.3 | 73.6 | 70.1 | 75.7 | 76.0 | 73.0 |
Slight | 16.3 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 16.6 | 19.4 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 20.8 |
Moderate | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 4.9 |
Severe | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Extreme | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0 |