A cross-sectional assessment of health-related quality of life in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis c virus infection with EQ-5D

Table 5 Mean EQ-5D indexes and EQ-VAS scores by clinical characteristics. (near Line 319)

Parameter	EQ-5D index, mean	SD	p value	EQ VAS, mean	SD	p value
Number of moderate or severe symptoms of discomfort^a
0	0.792	0.081	0.000	78.5	14.0	0.000
1	0.746	0.093		71.6	15.7
≥ 2	0.719	0.087		66.0	18.7
Disease profile^a
Chronic hepatitis, asymptomatic	0.804	0.081	0.000	80.7	13.8	0.000
Chronic hepatitis, symptomatic	0.774	0.076		75.2	15.0
Cirrhosis	0.751	0.133		73.3	13.8
Extrahepatic manifestation^a
Yes	0.779	0.100	0.487	76.0	15.8	0.068
No	0.787	0.086		77.7	14.5
Hepatitis B^b
Yes	0.771	0.115	0.791	72.5	16.0	0.051
No	0.785	0.086		77.4	14.7
Fatty liver^b
Yes	0.772	0.100	0.041	76.4	15.3	0.552
No	0.788	0.083		77.5	14.6
Hyperlipidemia^b
Yes	0.740	0.110	0.008	72.5	13.0	0.052
No	0.785	0.087		77.3	14.8
Diabetes^b
Yes	0.767	0.101	0.037	74.0	15.9	0.053
No	0.786	0.086		77.5	15.9
Beck’s Depression Score^b
< 17	0.798	0.074	0.000	79.5	13.1	0.000
≥ 17	0.712	0.115		66.0	17.4

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