Table 3 Distribution of EQ-5D descriptive system values at the 16- and 24-year follow-ups, respectively, in relation to asthma (ntot = 2,268)
EQ-5D descriptive system values | No asthma at 24-year follow-up n = 1932 | Asthma at 24-year follow-upa n = 333 | No asthma vs. asthma at 24-year follow-up | Asthma at 16-year follow-upa n = 268 | Asthma at 24- versus 16-year follow-up |
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Health attributes | n (%) | n (%) | p valueb | n (%) | p valuec |
Mobility | |||||
No problems | 1888 (98.0) | 325 (97.6) | 258 (98.1) | ||
Some problems | 38 (2.0) | 8 (2.4) | 5 (1.9) | ||
Extreme problems | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 0.60 | 0 (0) | 0.78 |
Self-care | |||||
No problems | 1916 (99.4) | 330 (99.4) | 259 (98.5) | ||
Some problems | 9 (0.5) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | ||
Extreme problems | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.3) | 0.49 | 3 (1.1) | 0.46 |
Usual activities | |||||
No problems | 1795 (93.2) | 308 (92.5) | 256 (97.3) | ||
Some problems | 124 (6.4) | 23 (6.9) | 6 (2.3) | ||
Extreme problems | 8 (0.4) | 2 (0.6) | 0.74 | 1 (0.4) | 0.02 |
Pain or discomfort | |||||
No problems | 1427 (74.1) | 208 (62.5) | 192 (73.3) | ||
Some problems | 490 (25.4) | 122 (36.6) | 70 (26.7) | ||
Extreme problems | 9 (0.5) | 3 (0.9) | < 0.01 | 0 (0.0) | 0.01 |
Anxiety or depression | |||||
No problems | 1189 (61.7) | 199 (59.8) | 187 (71.4) | ||
Some problems | 697 (36.2) | 120 (36.0) | 74 (28.4) | ||
Extreme problems | 41 (2.1) | 14 (4.2) | 0.09 | 1 (0.4) | < 0.01 |