Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Table 3 Reported problems in EQ-5D-5L by age groups for male respondents

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	43		37		43		9		132
Mobility
No problems	28	65.1	21	56.8	17	39.5	3	33.3	69	52.3
Slight problems	10	23.3	6	16.2	9	20.9	1	11.1	26	19.7
Moderate problems	3	7.0	7	18.9	9	20.9	3	33.3	22	16.7
Severe problems	2	4.7	3	8.1	8	18.6	2	22.2	15	11.4
Unable to	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Self-care
No problems	41	95.4	31	83.8	35	81.4	5	55.6	112	84.9
Slight problems	1	2.3	5	13.5	4	9.3	2	22.2	12	9.1
Moderate problems	1	2.3	0	0.0	2	4.7	2	22.2	5	3.8
Severe problems	0	0.0	1	2.7	2	4.7	0	0.0	3	2.3
Unable to	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Usual activities
No problems	34	79.1	27	73.0	25	58.1	5	55.6	91	68.9
Slight problems	6	14.0	2	5.4	9	21.0	2	22.2	19	14.4
Moderate problems	2	4.7	6	16.2	7	16.3	1	11.1	16	12.1
Severe problems	1	2.3	1	2.7	1	2.3	1	11.1	4	3.0
Unable to	0	0.0	1	2.7	1	2.3	0	0.0	2	1.5
Pain/discomfort
No	22	51.2	12	32.4	10	23.3	2	22.2	46	34.9
Slight	18	41.9	12	32.4	17	39.5	6	66.7	53	40.2
Moderate	3	7.0	9	24.3	11	25.6	1	11.1	24	18.2
Severe	0	0.0	4	10.8	5	11.6	0	0.0	9	6.8
Extreme	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Anxiety/depression
No	36	83.7	31	83.8	36	83.7	7	77.8	110	83.3
Slight	6	14.0	5	13.5	5	11.6	2	22.2	18	13.6
Moderate	1	2.3	1	2.7	2	4.7	0	0.0	4	3.0
Severe	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Extreme	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0

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