Table 3 Estimates of EQ-5D index among older people by socioeconomic group
From: Health-related quality of life, and its determinants, among older people in rural Vietnam
Variables | EQ-5D index | 95%CI |
|---|---|---|
Overall | Â | Â |
   60+ | 0.876 | 0.870 - 0.882 |
   65+ | 0.865 | 0.858 - 0.872 |
   70+ | 0.853 | 0.844 - 0.861 |
   75+ | 0.833 | 0.821 - 0.844 |
   80+ | 0.796 | 0.778 - 0.815 |
   85+ | 0.742 | 0.709 - 0.775 |
Age groups | Â | Â |
   60-69 | 0.908 | 0.902 - 0.914 |
   70-79 | 0.884 | 0.876 - 0.892 |
   80-89 | 0.815 | 0.797 - 0.834 |
   90+ | 0.668 | 0.602 - 0.736 |
Gender | Â | Â |
   Male | 0.893 | 0.885 - 0.901 |
   Female | 0.866 | 0.858 - 0.873 |
Education | Â | Â |
   High school and higher | 0.908 | 0.891 - 0.924 |
   Primary/secondary school | 0.901 | 0.894 - 0.908 |
   Read and write only | 0.870 | 0.860 - 0.880 |
   Illiterate | 0.819 | 0.801 - 0.837 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
   Married | 0.897 | 0.891 - 0.904 |
   Widowed | 0.873 | 0.843 - 0.904 |
   Separated, divorced, single | 0.848 | 0.838 - 0.858 |
Living with spouse | Â | Â |
   Yes | 0.894 | 0.885 - 0.903 |
   No | 0.860 | 0.861 - 0.875 |
Household head | Â | Â |
   Yes | 0.894 | 0.888 - 0.900 |
   No | 0.856 | 0.846 - 0.865 |
Working status | Â | Â |
   Yes | 0.917 | 0.913 - 0.922 |
   No | 0.848 | 0.838 - 0.857 |
Wealth quintiles | Â | Â |
   Richest | 0.881 | 0.867 - 0.893 |
   Richer | 0.883 | 0.872 - 0.894 |
   Middle | 0.881 | 0.870 - 0.892 |
   Poorer | 0.872 | 0.858 - 0.885 |
   Poorest | 0.859 | 0.844 - 0.874 |
National poverty line | Â | Â |
   Above | 0.879 | 0.873 - 0.885 |
   Below | 0.858 | 0.842 - 0.873 |