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Table 4 Mean EQ-VAS scores by age and gender (N = 2,908)

From: Health-related quality of life measured using the EQ-5D–5L: South Australian population norms

 

Total

Males

Females

Variable

n

mean (SD)

n

mean (SD)

n

mean (SD)

All

2905

78.55 (16.57)

1422

78.89 (15.71)

1483

78.23 (17.35)

  

Z = -1.29, p = 0.20

Age category, years

 15–24

464

82.00 (14.06)

238

81.75 (13.02)

226

82.26 (15.11)

 25–34

449

80.84 (14.58)

225

81.51 (14.56)

224

80.16 (14.60)

 35–44

480

78.50 (16.65)

238

79.05 (15.03)

241

77.96 (18.13)

 45–54

499

75.64 (18.00)

247

76.08 (16.94)

253

75.20 (18.96)

 55–64

443

78.92 (16.84)

217

79.01 (16.02)

225

78.83 (17.63)

 65–74

346

78.56 (17.19)

153

78.21 (17.04)

193

78.83 (17.34)

 75+

225

72.68 (17.66)

104

73.66 (17.38)

121

71.83 (17.93)

 Total

2906

X 2 = 58.8, p < 0.001

 
  1. SD standard deviation, comparisons of the EQ-VAS score distributions by gender was analysed using the Mann-Whitney U test. Differences amongst age groups were analysed with the Kruskal-Wallis test