Table 4 Convergent Validity of EQ-5D-Y-3L and EQ-5D-Y-5L dimensions with PedsQL Generic Core Scales; Spearman rank correlation

Major Beta Thalassemia

PedsQL Total

.41a

.40^a

.48^a

.35^a

PedsQL ‘feeling’

.26^b

PedsQL ‘studies’

PedsQL Physical

.36^a

.29^b

.43^a

.36^a

PedsQL item 1(hard to walk)

.33^a

.34^a

PedsQL item 2 (hard to run)

.32^a

.29^b

PedsQL item 7 (I hurt)

.20^b

..44^a

.38^a

Acutely Ill

PedsQL Total

.22^b

.20^b

.22^b

.19^b

PedsQL ‘feeling’

.20^b

PedsQL ‘studies’

PedsQL Physical

.23^a

PedsQL item 1(hard to walk)

.25^a

.24^a

PedsQL item 2 (hard to run)

PedsQL item 7 (I hurt)

.24^a

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

PedsQL Total

.68^a

.71^a

.65^a

.61^a

.57^a

.45^a

.70^a

.57^a

.47^a

PedsQL ‘feeling’

.45^a

PedsQL ‘studies’

PedsQL Physical

.73^a

.74^a

.78^a

.71^a

PedsQL item 1(hard to walk)

.60^a

.62^a

PedsQL item 2 (hard to run)

.62^a

.58^a

PedsQL item 7 (I hurt)

.65^a

.53^a

Haemophilia

PedsQL Total

.30^b

.31^b

.30^b

.40^a

.27^b

PedsQL ‘feeling’

PedsQL ‘studies’

.34^b

PedsQL Physical

.34^b

.27^b

.30^b

PedsQL item 1(hard to walk)

PedsQL item 2 (hard to run)

.35^a

.33^b

PedsQL item 7 (I hurt)

.35^a