Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Table 3 Item response frequencies in each dimension of the EQ-5D-5L by age (%)

From: Population norms of health-related quality of life in Iran: findings from a national EQ-5D-5L study

Dimensions	Age category, years
Dimensions	Total n = 3518	18–24 n = 791	25–34 n = 794	35–44 n = 814	45–54 n = 570	55–64 n = 337	65+ n = 212
Mobility
No problems	82.2	93.7	88.6	83.2	80.2	63.8	46.7
Slight	12.7	4.2	10.2	12.5	14.0	23.7	34.0
Moderate	3.3	1.4	1.0	2.5	3.9	8.9	12.2
Severe	1.6	0.6	0.1	1.7	1.9	3.6	5.2
Extreme	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.9
Self-care
No problems	94.2	97.2	97.0	95.8	96.8	88.7	68.4
Slight	4.1	1.6	2.0	3.1	2.6	8.6	21.2
Moderate	1.0	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.4	2.4	5.2
Severe	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.3	5.2
Extreme	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Usual activities
No problems	87.9	92.7	90.8	89.8	88.9	77.7	65.1
Slight	9.3	5.2	7.4	8.0	8.9	17.2	25.0
Moderate	2.1	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.9	3.9	6.6
Severe	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.6	0.2	0.6	2.8
Extreme	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.6	0.5
Pain/discomfort
No pain	54.7	68.1	62.5	54.0	47.7	39.2	21.7
Slight	31.2	25.8	28.3	32.3	34.0	36.2	42.5
Moderate	10.6	3.9	7.8	10.7	13.9	18.1	24.5
Severe	2.7	1.8	1.0	2.2	3.5	5.0	8.5
Extreme	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.9	1.5	2.8
Anxiety/depression
No problems	50.8	51.7	49.2	46.7	53.1	56.4	53.8
Slight	29.3	27.1	29.9	33.1	29.1	24.6	29.7
Moderate	13.7	12.9	14.6	16.2	12.3	11.6	10.9
Severe	4.4	5.7	4.4	2.9	4.7	5.0	2.8
Extreme	1.8	2.6	1.9	1.1	0.7	2.4	2.8

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