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Table 3 Correlations between anchors and the EQ-5D-5L utility score and EQ-VAS score

From: Estimating the minimally important difference for the EQ-5D-5L and EORTC QLQ-C30 in cancer

Anchor

EQ-5D-5L utility score

EQ-VAS score

Correlation

Correlation

ECOG

-0.10

-0.09

EQ-VAS

0.60

n/a

Q29 (EORTC QLQ-C30 overall health)

0.57

0.78

Q30 (EORTC QLQ-C30 quality of life)

0.57

0.73

  1. ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; EORTC QLQ-C30, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of life Questionnaire Core 30; EQ-VAS, EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale
  2. Numbers highlighted in bold meet the threshold (r >| 0.30|) for inclusion for the minimal important difference estimation
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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

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