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Table 2 The CDC Healthy Days and EQ-5D-5L measures by sociodemographic descriptions

From: Comparative performance of the EuroQol EQ-5D-5L and the CDC healthy days measures in assessing population health

 

Unhealthy days index

EQ-5D index score

EQ-VAS

 

Mean(SD)

Median(IQR)

Mean(SD)

Median(IQR)

Mean(SD)

Median(IQR)

Age group

      

18–24

8.1 (9.3)

4 (11)

0.883 (0.1)

0.911 (0.082)

83.3 (14.0)

85 (10)

25–34

7.0 (9.2)

3 (10)

0.887 (0.103)

0.911 (0.082)

82.8 (15.4)

85 (13)

35–44

6.7 (9.1)

3 (8)

0.881 (0.107)

0.905 (0.082)

82.1 (15.1)

85 (15)

45–54

8.1 (10.8)

3 (11)

0.843 (0.154)

0.905 (0.121)

78.6 (19.2)

82 (15)

55–64

8.0 (10.9)

2 (12)

0.825 (0.167)

0.87 (0.122)

78.3 (18.5)

80 (20)

65–74

7.3 (10.5)

2 (10)

0.821 (0.151)

0.865 (0.122)

77.0 (19.4)

80 (20)

75 + 

6.5 (9.7)

2 (8)

0.799 (0.161)

0.846 (0.147)

74.7 (18.7)

80 (25)

p-value

0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

Education

      

Below high school

9.7 (11.5)

5 (17)

0.788 (0.189)

0.860 (0.142)

72.9 (21.2)

80 (30)

High school

7.9 (10.4)

3 (11)

0.843 (0.145)

0.904 (0.126)

79.1 (17.8)

80 (15)

Certificate/ University

5.6 (8.6)

2 (6)

0.882 (0.105)

0.904 (0.082)

83.0 (15.2)

85 (11)

p-value

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

Self-Rated Health

      

Very Good/Excellent

3.9 (6.7)

1 (5)

0.901 (0.066)

0.913 (0.082)

87.2 (11.2)

90 (20)

Good/Fair/Poor

13.3 (11.9)

10 (28)

0.767 (0.184)

0.827 (0.167)

67.4 (19.2)

73 (15)

p-value

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

Canadian Deprivation Index

     

1 The least materially deprived

5.4 (8.4)

2 (6)

0.883 (0.102)

0.905 (0.082)

83.1 (14.8)

85 (10)

2

6.8 (10.4)

2(10)

0.859 (0.122)

0.905 (0.119)

80.7 (16.4)

85 (15)

3

8.8 (10.8)

4 (15)

0.827 (0.159)

0.867 (0.110)

77.0 (19.2)

80 (20)

4

13.3 (12.0)

10 (28)

0.763 (0.218)

0.860 (0.214)

70.8 (23.3)

75 (35)

5 The most materially deprived

16.9 (12.3)

19 (25)

0.707 (0.247)

0.803 (0.307)

64.8 (24.5)

70 (30)

p-value

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.0010

 

Sample mean(SD) median (IQR)

7.4 (10.5)

2 (10)

0.849 (0.142)

0.905 (0.121)

79.5 (17.7)

85 (25)