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Table 2 Comparison of baseline characteristics after PSM

From: Assessing the proxy response bias of EQ–5D-3 L in general population: a study based on a large-scale representative household health survey using propensity score matching

 

Proxy-report

(n = 8190)

Self-report

(n = 14,092)

P-value

Household heads

1698 (20.7)

3529 (25.0)

<  0.001

Age (y)

 15–44

4480 (54.7)

7107 (50.4)

<  0.001

 45–64

2213 (27.0)

4267 (30.3)

 

  > 65

1497 (18.3)

2718 (19.3)

 

Male

4284 (52.3)

7172 (50.9)

0.042

Marital status

 Unmarried

2104 (25.7)

2457 (17.4)

<  0.001

 Married

5264 (64.3)

10,270 (72.9)

 

 Widowed

727 (8.9)

1208 (8.6)

 

 Divorced

83 (1.0)

142 (1.0)

 

 Others

12 (0.1)

15 (0.1)

 

Senior high school and below

5857 (71.5)

10,394 (73.8)

<  0.001

In agriculture industry

6546 (79.9)

11,248 (79.8)

0.846

Employment status

 Employed

5208 (63.6)

9426 (66.9)

<  0.001

 Retiree

478 (5.8)

970 (6.9)

 

 Student

729 (8.9)

736 (5.2)

 

 Unemployed

1775 (21.7)

2960 (21.0)

 

Smoking status

 Smoker

2385 (29.1)

4265 (30.3)

0.002

 Ex-smoker

199 (2.4)

432 (3.1)

 

 Non-smoker

5606 (68.4)

9395 (66.7)

 

Alcohol consumption

 1–2 times a week

1174 (14.3)

2157 (15.3)

0.134

  ≥ 3 times a week

287 (3.5)

503 (3.6)

 

 Non-drinker

6729 (82.2)

11,432 (81.1)

 

Physical exercise

  ≥ 6 times a week

859 (10.5)

1518 (10.8)

0.009

  < 6 times a week

1247 (15.2)

1936 (13.7)

 

 Never exercised

6084 (74.3)

10,638 (75.5)

 

Chronic disease morbidity

1560 (19.0)

2931 (20.8)

0.002

Two-week morbidity

1304 (15.9)

2349 (16.7)

0.146

Hospitalized

674 (8.2)

1196 (8.5)

0.504