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Table 3 Disutilities in populations with specific diseases adjusted by gender and age

From: Inequalities in health-related quality of life according to age, gender, educational level, social class, body mass index and chronic diseases using the Spanish value set for Euroquol 5D-5L questionnaire

 

Utilitya

Adjusted disutility

Mean (SD)

Estimated Meanb

Absolute difference

Relative difference

Men population

 Acute myocardial infarction

0.8249 (0.25)

0.9127

− 0.0413

−4.33%

 Other heart diseases

0.8335 (0.22)

0.9019

−0.0534

−5.59%

 Arthrosis, arthritis or rheumatism

0.8762 (0.19)

0.9030

−0.0664

−6.85%

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

0.8355 (0.22)

0.8987

− 0.0569

−5.95%

 Diabetes

0.8576 (0.21)

0.9178

−0.0378

−3.96%

 Cirrhosis, hepatic dysfunction

0.8011 (0.26)

0.8477

−0.1062

−11.13%

 Mental health diseases

0.7710 (0.25)

0.8051

−0.1587

−16.47%

 Stroke

0.7166 (0.30)

0.8074

−0.1471

−15.41%

Women population

 Acute myocardial infarction

0.6591 (0.29)

0.7781

- 0.1413

−15.37%

 Other heart diseases

0.7117 (0.28)

0.8294

- 0.0936

−10.14%

 Arthrosis, arthritis or rheumatism

0.8153 (0.23)

0.8591

- 0.1025

−10.66%

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

0.7478 (0.26)

0.8228

- 0.0998

−10.82%

 Diabetes

0.7445 (0.28)

0.8485

- 0.0747

−8.09%

 Cirrhosis, hepatic dysfunction

0.7122 (0.27)

0.7993

- 0.1203

−13.08%

 Mental health diseases

0.7281 (0.26)

0.7871

- 0.1583

−16.74%

 Stroke

0.5814 (0.35)

0.7080

- 0.2119

−23.04%

Total population

 Acute myocardial infarction

0.7796 (0.27)

0.8836

− 0.0527

−5.63%

 Other heart diseases

0.7714 (0.26)

0.8678

−0.0712

−7.58%

 Arthrosis, arthritis or rheumatism

0.8380 (0.22)

0.8760

− 0.0900

−9.32%

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

0.7926 (0.24)

0.8641

−0.0747

−7.96%

 Diabetes

0.8029 (0.25)

0.8874

−0.0518

−5.52%

 Cirrhosis, hepatic dysfunction

0.7594 (0.27)

0.8273

−0.1092

−11.66%

 Mental health diseases

0.7403 (0.26)

0.7927

−0.1624

−17.00%

 Stroke

0.6556 (0.33)

0.7654

−0.1716

−18.31%

  1. aUtility in the subgroup with the chronic condition without adjustment. bTwo-step adjusted utility in the subgroup with the chronic condition