Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Table 2 Reported problems in EQ-5D-5L by age groups for the total sample

From: EQ-5D-5L reference values for the German general elderly population

Parameter	Age								Total
	65–69		70–74		75–79		80 +		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Total
N	86		78		88		38		290
Mobility
No problems	58	67.4	39	50.0	32	36.4	10	26.3	139	47.9
Slight problems	17	19.8	18	23.1	22	25.0	6	15.8	63	21.7
Moderate problems	7	8.1	14	18.0	19	21.6	10	26.3	50	17.2
Severe problems	4	4.7	7	9.0	15	17.1	12	31.6	38	13.1
Unable to	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0
Self-care
No problems	82	95.4	66	84.6	74	84.1	23	60.5	245	84.5
Slight problems	2	2.3	9	11.5	8	9.1	4	10.5	23	7.9
Moderate problems	2	2.3	2	2.6	4	4.6	5	13.2	13	4.5
Severe problems	0	0.0	1	1.3	2	2.3	4	10.5	7	2.4
Unable to	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	5.3	2	0.7
Usual activities
No problems	66	76.7	54	69.2	52	59.1	16	42.1	188	64.8
Slight problems	15	17.4	9	11.5	19	21.6	7	18.4	50	17.2
Moderate problems	3	3.5	12	15.4	14	15.9	5	13.2	34	11.7
Severe problems	2	2.3	2	2.6	2	2.3	7	18.4	13	4.5
Unable to	0	0.0	1	1.3	1	1.1	3	7.9	5	1.7
Pain/discomfort
No	39	45.4	20	25.6	23	26.1	10	26.3	92	31.7
Slight	35	40.7	31	39.7	33	37.5	13	34.2	112	38.6
Moderate	10	11.6	20	25.6	23	26.1	8	21.1	61	21.0
Severe	1	1.2	7	9.0	9	10.2	6	15.8	23	7.9
Extreme	1	1.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	2.6	2	0.7
Anxiety/depression
No	68	79.1	60	76.9	63	71.6	19	50.0	210	72.4
Slight	16	18.6	11	14.1	17	19.3	11	29.0	55	19.0
Moderate	2	2.3	7	9.0	8	9.1	5	13.2	22	7.6
Severe	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	5.3	2	0.7
Extreme	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	2.6	1	0.3

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