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Table 3 Utility weights (EQ-5D-5 L Index) per subgroup in patients with knee osteoarthritis

From: EQ-5D-5L utilities per health states in Spanish population with knee or hip osteoarthritis

Subgroup

N

Mean

SD

P-value

Age groups (years)

< 45

1

  

0.746

45–54.99

17

0.516

0.302

55–64.99

71

0.540

0.269

65–74.99

143

0.564

0.279

75–84.99

143

0.523

0.264

≥85

18

0.589

0.258

Gender

Women

275

0.528

0.269

0.079

Men

118

0.581

0.274

Region

Basque Country

154

0.503

0.570

0.053

Madrid

158

0.572

0.252

Canary Islands

81

0.568

0.270

BMI categories

Underweighta

0

0.029

Normalb

61

0.590

0.214

Overweightc

154

0.577

0.261

Obesityd

161

0.500

0.299

Morbid obesitye

10

0.465

0.215

Joint with osteoarthritis

Right knee

109

0.559

0.261

0.752

Left knee

117

0.546

0.259

Both knees

167

0.533

0.287

Time since osteoarthritis diagnosis (years)

<1

62

0.602

0.245

0.188

1 to < 5

181

0.547

0.269

5 to < 10

93

0.536

0.270

10 to < 15

35

0.466

0.307

≥15

21

0.513

0.297

Contralateral knee

Without prosthesis in the other knee

314

0.546

0.275

0.986

With prosthesis in the other knee

78

0.545

0.250

Other joints

Hip osteoarthritis

53

0.519

0.312

0.101

No hip osteoarthritis

339

0.549

0.265

Osteoarthritis in other joints

228

0.535

0.273

0.813

No osteoarthritis in other joints

164

0.558

0.269

Number of comorbidities (Charlson Index)

No comorbidity

215

0.572

0.257

0.149

1 comorbidity

104

0.523

0.282

2 comorbidities

40

0.504

0.301

3 comorbidities

18

0.435

0.279

≥4 comorbidities

14

0.522

0.282

WOMAC

Pain score 0 to <25a

42

0.783bcd

0.187

< 0.0001

Pain score 25 to < 50b

163

0.648acd

0.186

Pain score 50 to <75c

139

0.450abd

0.248

Pain score 75 to 100d

48

0.252abc

0.283

Stiffness score 0 to <25a

44

0.716cd

0.207

< 0.0001

Stiffness score 25 to < 50b

134

0.652cd

0.215

Stiffness score 50 to <75c

127

0.506abd

0.250

Stiffness score 75 to 100d

87

0.347abc

0.277

Physical function score 0 to <25a

41

0.845bcd

0.113

< 0.0001

Physical function score 25 to <50b

146

0.664acd

0.173

Physical function score 50 to <75c

143

0.475abd

0.205

Physical function score 75 to 100d

63

0.230abc

0.293

WOMAC Score 0 to <25a

44

0.829bcd

0.117

< 0.0001

WOMAC Score 25 to <50b

145

0.665acd

0.172

WOMAC Score 50 to <75c

143

0.464abd

0.220

WOMAC Score 75 to 100d

50

0.189abc

0.277

Oxford Knee Score (OKS)

Severe (0–19)a

168

0.346bcd

0.255

< 0.0001

Moderate to severe (20–29)b

128

0.609acd

0.157

Mild to moderate (30–39)c

74

0.780abd

0.109

Satisfactory joint function (40–48)d

21

0.879abc

0.097

Non-surgery treatments

No pharmacologic treatment

53

0.579

0.299

0.321

Any pharmacologic treatment

340

0.539

0.267

Symptomatic slow acting drugs for osteoarthritis (SYSADOA)

50

0.564

0.247

0.567*

Non-opioid pain medication

242

0.546

0.263

0.919*

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)

152

0.529

0.283

0.529*

Opiate derivatives

96

0.538

0.274

0.836*

Opioid pain medication

21

0.333

0.309

0.005*

Rehabilitation / Physiotherapy

14

0.559

0.295

0.854*

Knee replacement

Waiting for prosthesis

92

0.400

0.266

< 0.0001**

Prosthesis in the last 6 months

65

0.683

0.243

Complication after prosthesis

2

0.424

0.007

  1. BMI Body mass index, SD Standard deviation, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index
  2. p-values represents the significance of differences between groups by means of ANOVA except for (*) P-value comparing with the whole sample’s utility value (0.544) (one sample t-test), and (**) P-value comparing sample before and after (6 months) the prosthesis (paired sample t-test)
  3. Superscript letters indicate differences among the subgroups according to Tamhane’s T2 post hoc test for multiple comparisons at P-value< 0.01