A head-to-head comparison of the EQ-5D-5L and 15D descriptive systems and index values in a general population sample

Nikl, Anna; Janssen, Mathieu F.; Brodszky, Valentin; Rencz, Fanni

doi:10.1186/s12955-023-02096-z

Table 3 Correlation coefficients between 15D and EQ-5D-5L items

From: A head-to-head comparison of the EQ-5D-5L and 15D descriptive systems and index values in a general population sample

	EQ-5D-5L					EQ VAS	EQ-5D-5L index value (Danish)	15D index value (Danish)	EQ-5D-5L index value (Hungarian)	15D index value (Norwegian)
	Mobility	Self-care	Usual activities	Pain/discomfort	Anxiety/depression	EQ VAS	EQ-5D-5L index value (Danish)	15D index value (Danish)	EQ-5D-5L index value (Hungarian)	15D index value (Norwegian)
15D
Mobility	0.558	0.459	0.534	0.405	0.220	− 0.401	− 0.456	− 0.549	− 0.490	− 0.535
Vision	0.295	0.271	0.310	0.310	0.260	− 0.317	− 0.352	− 0.511	− 0.354	− 0.513
Hearing	0.236	0.288	0.258	0.230	0.176	− 0.239	− 0.267	− 0.434	− 0.277	− 0.430
Breathing	0.388	0.301	0.412	0.372	0.293	− 0.354	− 0.415	− 0.627	− 0.424	− 0.615
Sleeping	0.280	0.209	0.311	0.446	0.431	− 0.351	− 0.480	− 0.668	− 0.464	− 0.673
Eating	0.115	0.300	0.179	0.122	0.165	− 0.136	− 0.176	− 0.346	− 0.174	− 0.342
Speech	0.154	0.285	0.230	0.191	0.277	− 0.187	− 0.267	− 0.425	− 0.256	− 0.420
Excretion	0.274	0.229	0.296	0.340	0.264	− 0.297	− 0.358	− 0.555	− 0.358	− 0.566
Usual activities	0.480	0.459	0.619	0.481	0.357	− 0.453	− 0.537	− 0.643	− 0.548	− 0.640
Mental function	0.240	0.293	0.299	0.322	0.372	− 0.266	− 0.383	− 0.535	− 0.370	− 0.528
Discomfort and symptoms	0.411	0.308	0.447	0.583	0.472	− 0.471	− 0.588	− 0.708	− 0.578	− 0.711
Depression	0.218	0.228	0.309	0.410	0.690	− 0.374	− 0.571	− 0.679	− 0.519	− 0.687
Distress	0.218	0.168	0.293	0.416	0.642	− 0.363	− 0.548	− 0.680	− 0.500	− 0.702
Vitality	0.380	0.275	0.460	0.541	0.492	− 0.510	− 0.596	− 0.782	− 0.581	− 0.785
Sexual activities	0.374	0.268	0.428	0.430	0.334	− 0.391	− 0.461	− 0.632	− 0.463	− 0.637
EQ VAS	− 0.471	− 0.327	− 0.474	− 0.572	− 0.411	–	–	–	–	–
EQ-5D-5L index value (Danish)	− 0.661	− 0.482	− 0.663	− 0.829	− 0.767	0.604	–	–	–	–
15D index value (Danish)	− 0.485	− 0.369	− 0.530	− 0.629	− 0.578	0.534	0.671	–	–	–
EQ-5D-5L index value (Hungarian)	− 0.710	− 0.516	− 0.695	− 0.845	− 0.681	0.604	0.963	0.639	–	–
15D index value (Norwegian)	− 0.479	− 0.361	− 0.524	− 0.629	− 0.586	0.542	0.671	0.998	0.638	–

Pearson’s correlation coefficient was calculated for the continuous index values, while Spearman’s rank correlation for the ordinal dimensions
p < 0.05 for all correlation coefficients (two-tailed)
Corresponding dimensions between EQ-5D-5L and 15D are in bold

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