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Table 3 SF-6D utility scores of smokers, ex-smokers, and subjects with or without respiratory symptoms

From: SF-6D utility scores of smokers and ex-smokers with or without respiratory symptoms attending primary care clinics

Characteristics

N (%)

SF-6D score (mean ± S.D.)

Observed range / P-value*

Overall

731

0.850 ± 0.106

0.500–1

Pulmonary Symptoms

 Breathlessness

< 0.001

  No symptom (0 point)

687

0.856 ± 0.100

 

  Have breathlessness (≥1 point)

44 (6.0%)

0.752 ± 0.138

 

 Cough

0.007

  No symptom (0 point)

481

0.858 ± 0.104

 

  Have cough (≥1 point)

250 (34.2%)

0.836 ± 0.107

 

 Sputum

0.004

  No symptom (0 point)

401

0.860 ± 0.097

 

  Have sputum (≥1 point)

330 (45.1%)

0.838 ± 0.115

 

 Total BCSS score

< 0.001

  No symptom (0 point)

335

0.865 ± 0.094

 

  Any of the above symptom (≥1 point)

396 (54.2%)

0.837 ± 0.113

 

 Smoking status

0.892

  Current smoker

353

0.849 ± 0.107

 

  Ex-smoker

378

0.851 ± 0.104

 

 Smoking status for current smoker

0.700

  Light (< 10 cigarettes per day)

101

0.851 ± 0.106

 

  Moderate (10–19 cigarettes per day)

147

0.844 ± 0.109

 

  Heavy (≥20 cigarettes per day)

105

0.855 ± 0.107

 

 Smoking status for ex-smoker

0.360

  Light (< 10 cigarettes per day)

52

0.867 ± 0.098

 

  Moderate (10–19 cigarettes per day)

109

0.854 ± 0.099

 

  Heavy (≥20 cigarettes per day)

212

0.845 ± 0.109

 
  1. BCSS Breathlessness, Cough, and Sputum Scale
  2. *P-value of independent t-test / ANOVA test of SF-6D scores between patients with and without symptoms