Table 5 Item response frequencies in each dimension of the EQ-5D-5L by age for females (%)
From: Population norms of health-related quality of life in Iran: findings from a national EQ-5D-5L study
Dimensions | Age category, years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total n = 1803 | 18–24 n = 455 | 25–34 n = 394 | 35–44 n = 436 | 45–54 n = 277 | 55–64 n = 146 | 65+ n = 95 | |
Mobility | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No problems | 79.6 | 93.6 | 86.3 | 81.4 | 74.7 | 50.7 | 35.8 |
 Slight | 14.4 | 4.6 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 17.0 | 31.5 | 41.0 |
 Moderate | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 13.0 | 13.7 |
 Severe | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 7.4 |
 Extreme | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Self-care | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No problems | 93.7 | 97.6 | 96.5 | 96.5 | 95.7 | 84.2 | 60.0 |
 Slight | 4.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 13.1 | 28.4 |
 Moderate | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 5.3 |
 Severe | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 |
 Extreme | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Usual activities | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No problems | 86.2 | 93.2 | 88.8 | 89.2 | 86.3 | 69.8 | 52.6 |
 Slight | 10.8 | 5.0 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 24.0 | 34.7 |
 Moderate | 2.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 8.4 |
 Severe | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
 Extreme | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
Pain/discomfort | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No pain | 51.4 | 66.6 | 57.1 | 51.6 | 40.8 | 32.9 | 13.7 |
 Slight | 32.6 | 27.2 | 32.5 | 34.4 | 33.9 | 36.3 | 41.1 |
 Moderate | 11.9 | 4.4 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 18.8 | 22.6 | 30.5 |
 Severe | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 12.6 |
 Extreme | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Anxiety/depression | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No problems | 47.1 | 48.1 | 46.2 | 43.3 | 47.6 | 56.2 | 48.4 |
 Slight | 30.3 | 27.5 | 31.2 | 34.9 | 31.0 | 21.2 | 30.5 |
 Moderate | 15.6 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 17.9 | 3.4 | 13.7 | 15.8 |
 Severe | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 3.2 |
 Extreme | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 2.1 |