Self-reported health-related quality of life of the general population in Alberta, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wen, Jiabi; Al Sayah, Fatima; Simon, Roland; Lahtinen, Markus; Johnson, Jeffrey A.; Ohinmaa, Arto

doi:10.1186/s41687-022-00518-y

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 2 Weighted EQ-5D-5L index and EQ-VAS scores in either survey

From: Self-reported health-related quality of life of the general population in Alberta, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic

	EQ-5D-5L index scores					EQ-VAS scores
	Survey 1 (Sample N = 8790)		Survey 2 (Sample N = 9263)		Survey 1 versus Survey 2	Survey 1 (Sample N = 8790)		Survey 2 (Sample N = 9263)		Survey 1 versus Survey 2
	Mean (s.d.)	Comparison across groups	Mean (s.d.)	Comparison across groups	Survey 1 versus Survey 2	Mean (s.d.)	Comparison across groups	Mean (s.d.)	Comparison across groups	Survey 1 versus Survey 2
Total	0.81 (0.15)		0.82 (0.14)		p = 0.127	72.54 (18.57)		71.98 (18.96)		p = 0.239
Age group
16–24	0.78 (0.18)	Versus 25–44: p = 0.001 Versus 45–64: p = 0.005 Versus 65–74: p = 0.032 Versus 75+: p = 0.761	0.80 (0.12)	Versus 25–44: p = 0.018 Versus 45–64: p = 0.022 Versus 65–74: p = 0.143 Versus 75+: p = 0.536	p = 0.188	69.87 (21.07)	Versus 25–44: p = 0.086 Versus 45–64: p = 0.048 Versus 65–74: p = 0.007 Versus 75+: p = 0.091	67.79 (19.51)	Versus 25–44: p = 0.017 Versus 45–64: p = 0.003 Versus 65–74: p < 0.001 Versus 75+: p = 0.001	p = 0.369
25–44	0.83 (0.14)	Versus 45–64: p = 0.077 Versus 65–74: p = 0.003 Versus 75+: p < 0.001	0.82 (0.14)	Versus 45–64: p = 0.802 Versus 65–74: p = 0.103 Versus 75+: p = 0.003	p = 0.644	72.66 (17.86)	Versus 45–64: p = 0.521 Versus 65–74: p = 0.016 Versus 75+: p = 0.797	71.94 (18.87)	Versus 45–64: p = 0.070 Versus 65–74: p = 0.002 Versus 75+: p = 0.015	p = 0.243
45–64	0.82 (0.15)	Versus 65–74: p = 0.134 Versus 75+: p < 0.001	0.82 (0.15)	Versus 65–74: p = 0.128 Versus 75+: p = 0.003	p = 0.201	73.05 (18.37)	Versus 65–74: p = 0.050 Versus 75+: p = 0.903	72.91 (18.88)	Versus 65–74: p = 0.82 Versus 75+: p = 0.104	p = 0.788
65–74	0.81 (0.16)	Versus 75+: p < 0.001	0.82 (0.14)	Versus 75+: p = 0.031	p = 0.313	74.37 (18.70)	Versus 75+: p = 0.178	74.00 (18.06)	Versus 75+: p = 0.554	p = 0.637
75+	0.77 (0.18)		0.79 (0.16)		p = 0.173	72.92 (19.18)		74.70 (16.11)		p = 0.204
Gender
Woman	0.80 (0.16)	Versus man: p < 0.001	0.80 (0.15)	Versus man: p < 0.001	p = 0.216	72.20 (18.67)	Versus man: p = 0.300	71.88 (18.37)	Versus man: p = 0.762	p = 0.498
Man	0.83 (0.14)		0.83 (0.14)		p = 0.280	72.86 (17.84)		72.08 (20.10)		p = 0.336
Urban/rural residence¹
Urban			0.81 (0.15)	Versus rural: p = 0.015				71.32 (18.92)	Versus rural: p = 0.002
Rural			0.83 (0.14)					73.79 (18.95)

¹Information on urban/rural residences was only collected in survey 2. Urban/rural residence was a substitute variable for health zones in the Alberta population norms. Residing in urban corresponds to the Calgary/Edmonton health zone, and residing in rural areas corresponds to the North, Central, and South health zones

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