Table 3

Patient characteristics and their correspondence with EQ-5D vas and index values

Variables	EQ-5D VAS				EQ-5D Index
Variables	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.