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Table 5 Comparison of known-group validity for health condition across the EQ-5D-Y-5L, EQ-5D-Y-3L, PedsQL and Self-Rated Health (SRH) question

From: Comparison of the EQ-5D-Y-5L, EQ-5D-Y-3L and PedsQL in children and adolescents

Mean (SD)

Health condition

Acute versus GP

Chronic versus GP

Acute

Chronic

GP

Acute versus chronic

EQ-5D-Y-5L

N = 129

N = 198

N = 223

p-value

p-value

p-value

 LSS

11.6 (4.6)

8.4 (3.5)

8.8 (1.6)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 VAS

67.7 (28.2)

84.1 (19.8)

89.1 (14.5)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.034

EQ-5D-Y-3L

N = 129

N = 198

N = 223

   

 LSS

8.7 (2.6)

7.1 (2.0)

5.6 (1.0)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

PedsQL

N = 128

N = 189

N = 216

   

 Physical Health Summary Score

53.7 (26.0)

66.7 (24.8)

86.2 (14.3)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 Psychosocial Health Summary Score

69.2 (16.0)

65.4 (17.8)

82.8 (13.4)

0.090

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  Emotional sub-score

74.2 (20.1)

64.8 (23.5)

76.6 (18.9)

 < 0.001

0.559

 < 0.001

  Social sub-score

72.1 (20.5)

68.0 (22.2)

89.4 (14.1)

0.149

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  School sub-score

61.2 (24.3)

63.3 (22.4)

82.3 (16.0)

0.640

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 PedsQL Total Score

65.3 (16.4)

65.7 (17.0)

83.6 (12.7)

0.970

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 

N = 129

N = 193

N = 218

   

SRH

3.7 (1.0)

3.8 (1.0)

4.2 (0.9)

0.386

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  1. GP general population, LSS level sum score, VAS Visual Analogue Scale, SRH Self-Rated Health