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Table 2 Anxiety, depression, and health status

From: The performance of the EQ-5D-3L in screening for anxiety and depressive symptoms in hospital and community settings

Mean ± SD or N (%)

Hospital Setting (N = 493)

Community Setting (N = 402)

EQ-5D-3L

  

Anxiety/depression dimension (levels 2–3)

209 (42.2%)

108 (26.9%)

Index score

0.69 ± 0.21

0.77 ± 0.22

VAS

63.4 ± 18.9

71.4 ± 19.4

PHQ-9

  

Total score

7.4 ± 5.8

4.0 ± 4.6

≥ 10

148 (30.0%)

49 (12.2%)

≥ 15

63 (12.8%)

14 (3.5%)

GAD-2

  

Total score

1.7 ± 1.8

1.0 ± 1.6

 ≥ 3

136 (27.6%)

67 (16.7%)

Composite variable 1a

  

− anxiety − depression

292 (59.4%)

310 (77.5%)

+ anxiety − depression

64 (13.0%)

23 (5.8%)

− anxiety + depression

52 (10.6%)

41 (10.3%)

+ anxiety + depression

84 (17.1%)

26 (6.5%)

Composite variable 2b

  

− anxiety − moderate-severe depression

346 (70.3%)

329 (82.3%)

+ anxiety − moderate-severe depression

10 (2.0%)

4 (1.0%)

− anxiety + moderate-severe depression

83 (16.9%)

57 (14.3%)

+ anxiety + moderate-severe depression

53 (10.8%)

10 (2.5%)

  1. a− anxiety = GAD < 3, + anxiety = GAD ≥ 3, − depression = PHQ-9 < 10, + depression = PHQ-9 ≥ 10
  2. b− anxiety = GAD < 3, + anxiety = GAD ≥ 3, − moderate-severe depression = PHQ-9 < 15, + moderate-severe depression = PHQ-9 ≥ 15