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Table 3 Comparison of EQ-5D index and EQ-5D Vas

From: Health-related quality of life in type-2 diabetes patients: a cross-sectional study in East China

Variable

EQ-5D index

EQ-5D Vas

General population

Diabetes

General population

Diabetes

Mean(SD)

p

Mean(SD)

p

Mean(SD)

p

Mean(SD)

p

Gender

 

<0.001*

 

<0.001*

 

0.561

 

0.981

 Male

0.95(0.11)

 

0.94(0.11)

 

79.95(11.72)

 

74.61(13.03)

 

 Female

0.93(0.11)

 

0.90(0.13)

 

80.14(11.48)

 

71.73(12.42)

 

Marial status

 

<0.001*

 

0.523

 

0.104

 

0.310

 Single

0.96(0.09)

 

0.95(0.11)

 

82.29(12.31)

 

68.33(11.69)

 

 Married

0.94(0.11)

 

0.92(0.12)

 

79.95(11.54)

 

73.67(12.73)

 

Education

 

<0.001*

 

0.001*

 

<0.001*

 

0.668

 Illiteracy

0.908(0.14)

 

0.860(0.14)

 

75.18(12.93)

 

69.09(14.26)

 

 Primary

0.935(0.11)

 

0.938(0.11)

 

78.33(11.72)

 

73.56(11.64)

 

 Secondary

0.948(0.10)

 

0.942(0.11)

 

81.58(10.99)

 

74.52(12.89)

 

 High school

0.947(0.10)

 

0.939(0.12)

 

81.39(11.48)

 

74.93(11.89)

 

 University and master

0.940(0.11)

 

0.925(0.12)

 

81.12(10.80)

 

75.65(11.96)

 

GDP per person

 

<0.001*

 

<0.001*

 

<0.001*

 

0.125

 ≥15000dollars

0.948(0.10)

 

0.941(0.11)

 

80.15(10.96)

 

74.42(11.83)

 

 13,000-15000dollars

0.944(0.10)

 

0.902(0.14)

 

80.28(13.00)

 

70.86(17.67)

 

 6172-13000dollars

0.915(0.12)

 

0.880(0.14)

 

80.66(10.54)

 

74.59(11.67)

 

 3000-6172dollars

0.890(0.14)

 

0.833(0.16)

 

76.98(13.25)

 

69.46(11.97)

 
  1. Data were expressed as the mean (SD)
  2. *Denotes statistical significance at P < 0.05