Table 1 Descriptive information about the fifteen country samples in the dataseta
From: International comparison of experience-based health state values at the population level
ARM | BEL | CAN | FIN | GER | GRE | HUN | JAP | NET | NZL | SLV | SPA | SWE | UK | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 2222 | 1274 | 1518 | 2411 | 828 | 464 | 5503 | 620 | 1155 | 1328 | 742 | 2741 | 3603 | 3395 | 4048 |
Year of study | 2002 | 2001 | 1997 | 1992 | 1994–1998 | 1998 | 2000 | 1998 | 1991–2003 | 1999 | 2000 | 1995–2000 | 1994–1998 | 1993 | 2002 |
Mean age | 46.4 | 50.0 | 53.5 | 51.4 | 51.0 | 42.2 | 46.6 | 48.5 | 50.9 | 49.9 | 44.2 | 46.8 | 48.4 | 47.9 | 43.0 |
% Female | 70.2 | 52.7 | 33.5 | 51.8 | 41.3 | 45.9 | 55.2 | 57.3 | 53.4 | 56.7 | 56.3 | 52.9 | 46.0 | 56.7 | 58.2 |
Mean EQ-VAS | 65.7 | 80.2 | 78.8 | 76.8 | 80.1 | 79.0 | 71.1 | 77.8 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 76.4 | 75.9 | 83.3 | 82.5 | 84.3 |
Mean EQ-VAS adjustedb | 65.6 | 81.2 | 80.6 | 78.2 | 81.2 | 77.1 | 70.9 | 78.3 | 82.0 | 81.8 | 75.3 | 75.7 | 83.6 | 82.8 | 82.9 |
Mobility (%) | |||||||||||||||
Moderate problems | 26.0 | 15.6 | 21.9 | 27.7 | 21.8 | 12.6 | 18.6 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 19.7 | 29.4 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 18.3 | 17.8 |
Severe problems | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Self-care (%) | |||||||||||||||
Moderate problems | 12.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 13.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Severe problems | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Usual activities (%) | |||||||||||||||
Moderate problems | 26.1 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 20.9 | 14.0 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 4.7 | 15.1 | 20.7 | 31.3 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 14.2 | 13.7 |
Severe problems | 4.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
Pain/discomfort (%) | |||||||||||||||
Moderate problems | 51.8 | 43.4 | 40.7 | 43.8 | 37.6 | 14.5 | 35.8 | 18.4 | 34.6 | 38.7 | 44.9 | 25.9 | 41.3 | 29.2 | 34.7 |
Severe problems | 13.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
Anxiety/depression (%) | |||||||||||||||
Moderate problems | 42.0 | 20.3 | 27.7 | 13.7 | 18.6 | 8.3 | 31.5 | 7.7 | 16.5 | 20.5 | 35.0 | 14.6 | 27.5 | 19.1 | 23.6 |
Severe problems | 11.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 |