Patient characteristics and their correspondence with EQ-5D vas and index values
Variables | EQ-5D VAS | EQ-5D Index | ||||||
Mean | SD | ß | p | Mean | SD | ß | p | |
Age group | −0.32 | <0.001* | −0.22 | <0.001* | ||||
18–34 | 83.46 | 14.75 | 0.94 | 0.11 | ||||
35–64 | 73.44 | 18.99 | 0.89 | 0.15 | ||||
65+ | 62.23 | 20.83 | 0.82 | 0.21 | ||||
Sex | 0.01 | <0.001* | 0.04 | 0.004 | ||||
Female | 76.11 | 19.07 | 0.90 | 0.15 | ||||
Male | 76.55 | 18.85 | 0.91 | 0.14 | ||||
Residence | 0.02 | 0.084 | 0.03 | 0.060 | ||||
City | 76.30 | 17.49 | 0.90 | 0.15 | ||||
Town | 77.08 | 18.26 | 0.90 | 0.15 | ||||
Rural | 76.01 | 19.46 | 0.90 | 0.15 | ||||
Medication | −0.22 | <0.001* | −0.19 | <0.001* | ||||
No | 79.16 | 17.13 | 0.92 | 0.13 | ||||
Yes | 65.17 | 20.69 | 0.83 | 0.20 |
Multivariate analysis was performed using ordinary least squares regression models with EQ-5D VAS and index values as dependent variables.
*P<0.05.
VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.