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Table 3 Percentage of a general population sample reporting levels 1 to 5 by dimension, EQ-VAS & EQ index score by age group for females

From: EQ-5D-5L norms for the urban Chinese population in China

EQ-5D dimension

Age Groups

Total N = 646

16–19‚ N = 53

20–29‚ N = 113

30–39‚ N = 121

40–49‚ N = 137

50–59‚ N = 110

60–69‚ N = 71

> = 70‚ N = 41

Mobility

No problems

96.2%

96.5%

99.2%

97.1%

95.5%

90.1%

73.2%

94.7%

Slight problems

3.8%

3.5%

0.8%

2.9%

3.6%

8.5%

19.5%

4.5%

Moderate problems

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

1.4%

7.3%

0.6%

Severe problems

0%

0%

0%

0%

0.9%

0%

0%

0.2%

Unable to

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Z (P value)

      

4.68 (0.000)

Self-care

No problems

98.1%

99.1%

99.2%

100%

99.1%

97.2%

95.1%

98.8%

Slight problems

1.9%

0.9%

0.8%

0%

0%

1.4%

4.9%

0.9%

Moderate problems

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

1.4%

0%

0.2%

Severe problems

0%

0%

0%

0%

0.9%

0%

0%

0.2%

Unable to

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Z (P value)

      

1.42 (0.156)

Usual Activity

No problems

96.2%

99.1%

98.4%

97.8%

96.4%

93.0%

78.1%

96.0%

Slight problems

3.8%

0.9%

1.7%

2.2%

1.8%

7.0%

22.0%

3.7%

Moderate problems

0%

0%

0%

0%

0.9%

0%

0%

0.2%

Severe problems

0%

0%

0%

0%

0.9%

0%

0%

0.2%

Unable to

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Z (P value)

      

4.36 (0.000)

Pain/Discomfort

No problems

66.0%

74.3%

76.0%

69.3%

65.5%

64.8%

51.2%

68.9%

Slight problems

30.2%

24.8%

23.1%

28.5%

32.7%

32.4%

39.0%

28.8%

Moderate problems

1.9%

0.9%

0.8%

1.5%

0.9%

2.8%

7.3%

1.7%

Severe problems

1.9%

0%

0%

0.7%

0.9%

0%

2.4%

0.5%

Extreme problems

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0.2%

Z (P value)

      

2.56 (0.010)

Anxiety/Depression

No problems

56.6%

62.8%

76.9%

75.9%

76.4%

85.9%

78.1%

73.5%

Slight problems

37.7%

31.9%

20.7%

21.9%

21.8%

14.1%

19.5%

23.7%

Moderate problems

5.7%

4.4%

2.5%

1.5%

1.8%

0%

2.4%

2.5%

Severe problems

0%

0.9%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0.2%

Extreme problems

0%

0%

0%

0.7%

0%

0%

0%

0.2%

Z (P value)

      

−4.02 (0.000)

EQ-VAS

Mean

88.3

85.8

87.8

87.5

86.2

84.5

85.3

86.6

95%CI

85.4

91.2

83.6

88.0

86.0

89.6

85.6

89.3

84.0

88.3

81.8

87.2

82.0

88.6

85.8

87.5

Z (P value)

      

−1.75 (0.081)

EQ index score

Mean

0.945

0.959

0.971

0.962

0.954

0.957

0.912

0.957

95%CI

0.926

0.963

0.949

0.968

0.962

0.979

0.952

0.972

0.933

0.975

0.943

0.971

0.881

0.943

0.951

0.962

Z (P value)

      

−1.04 (0.300)