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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the EQ-5D-5L utility score and EQ-5D-5L domains

From: Impact of nausea/vomiting on EQ-5D-5L utility scores in patients taking iron preparations for heavy menstrual bleeding or anemia

Variable description

All

Presence of nausea/vomiting

Total

N = 385

No

N = 289

Yes

N = 96

p-value

EQ-5D-5L utility score

0.79 ± 0.16

0.84 ± 0.14

0.67 ± 0.16

< 0.001

VAS score

59.9 (24.4)

65.3 (22.8)

43.5 (21.7)

< 0.001

Mobility

  No problems

256 (66.5%)

221 (76.5%)

35 (36.5%)

< 0.001

  Slight problems

91 (23.6%)

52 (18.0%)

39 (40.6%)

  Moderate problems

32 (8.3%)

13 (4.5%)

19 (19.8%)

  Severe problems

6 (1.6%)

3 (1.0%)

3 (3.1%)

  Unable to

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Self-care

  No problems

333 (86.5%)

262 (90.7%)

71 (74.0%)

< 0.001

  Slight problems

38 (9.9%)

23 (8.0%)

15 (15.6%)

  Moderate problems

10 (2.6%)

2 (0.7%)

8 (8.3%)

  Severe problems

4 (1.0%)

2 (0.7%)

2 (2.1%)

  Unable to

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Usual activities

  No problems

222 (57.7%)

196 (67.8%)

26 (27.1%)

< 0.001

  Slight problems

126 (32.7%)

75 (26.0%)

51 (53.1%)

  Moderate problems

29 (7.5%)

14 (4.8%)

15 (15.6%)

  Severe problems

7 (1.8%)

4 (1.4%)

3 (3.1%)

  Unable to

1 (0.3%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.0%)

Pain/discomfort

  No pain or discomfort

151 (39.2%)

138 (47.8%)

13 (13.5%)

< 0.001

  Slight pain or discomfort

157 (40.8%)

119 (41.2%)

38 (39.6%)

  Moderate pain or discomfort

62 (16.1%)

27 (9.3%)

35 (36.5%)

  Severe pain or discomfort

12 (3.1%)

5 (1.7%)

7 (7.3%)

  Extreme pain or discomfort

3 (0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (3.1%)

Anxiety/depression

  Not anxious or depressed

140 (36.4%)

128 (44.3%)

12 (12.5%)

< 0.001

  Slightly anxious or depressed

152 (39.5%)

112 (38.8%)

40 (41.7%)

  Moderately anxious or depressed

53 (13.8%)

30 (10.4%)

23 (24.0%)

  Severely anxious or depressed

28 (7.3%)

15 (5.2%)

13 (13.5%)

  Extremely anxious or depressed

12 (3.1%)

4 (1.4%)

8 (8.3%)

  1. The numbers in the table represent N (%) for discrete variables and mean (SD) for continuous variables. P-values represent the p-value resulting from the Pearson’s chi-square test for discrete variables and the t-test for continuous variables
  2. EQ-5D-5L, 5-level EQ-5D version; SD, standard deviation; VAS, visual analogue scale, 0-100 scale to indicate overall health