Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Table 3 Convergent validity with SF-12, SF-6D and EQ-5D-3L domains (Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients) (N = 247)

From: Validity of EQ-5D-5L health-related quality of life questionnaire in self-reported diabetes: evidence from a general population survey

	EQ-5D-5L					EQ-5D-3L
	MO	SC	UA	PD	AD	MO	SC	UA	PD	AD
SF-12
PF	− 0.74	− 0.48	− 0.60	− 0.67	− 0.42	− 0.67	− 0.46	− 0.64	− 0.53	− 0.40
RP	− 0.69	− 0.47	− 0.61	− 0.67	− 0.41	− 0.64	− 0.51	− 0.61	− 0.52	− 0.36
BP	− 0.60	− 0.39	− 0.53	− 0.69	− 0.43	− 0.55	− 0.45	− 0.57	− 0.53	− 0.41
GH	− 0.57	− 0.45	− 0.51	− 0.65	− 0.52	− 0.51	− 0.47	− 0.59	− 0.53	− 0.50
VT	− 0.52	− 0.41	− 0.54	− 0.48	− 0.38	− 0.48	− 0.48	− 0.57	− 0.38	− 0.41
SF	0.20	0.22	0.22	0.23	0.20	0.12*	0.26	0.22	0.12*	0.16
RE	− 0.47	− 0.37	− 0.49	− 0.39	− 0.53	− 0.45	− 0.44	− 0.51	− 0.40	− 0.49
MH	− 0.37	− 0.29	− 0.37	− 0.36	− 0.58	− 0.35	− 0.30	− 0.35	− 0.34	− 0.58
SF-6D
PF	0.69	0.51	0.60	0.68	0.42	0.62	0.46	0.61	0.51	0.41
RL	0.37	0.24	0.34	0.32	0.42	0.38	0.29	0.39	0.36	0.48
SF	0.49	0.42	0.53	0.52	0.48	0.45	0.43	0.51	0.48	0.47
PA	0.60	0.39	0.53	0.69	0.43	0.55	0.45	0.57	0.53	0.41
MH	0.39	0.25	0.35	0.36	0.51	0.37	0.28	0.39	0.35	0.51
VT	0.52	0.41	0.54	0.48	0.38	0.48	0.48	0.57	0.38	0.41
EQ-5D-3L
MO	0.79	0.43	0.58	0.56	0.39
SC	0.55	0.75	0.64	0.42	0.40
UA	0.70	0.59	0.73	0.54	0.43
PD	0.52	0.37	0.46	0.69	0.41
AD	0.40	0.30	0.33	0.42	0.73

*All correlations statistically significant except those marked with an asterisk. Cells with related EQ-5D-5L and EQ-5D-3L dimensions marked in italics. AD anxiety/depression; BP bodily pain; GH general health; MH mental health; MO mobility; PA pain; PD pain/discomfort; PF physical functioning; RE role emotional; RL role limitations; RP role physical; SC self-care; SF social functioning, UA usual activities; VT vitality

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