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Table 4 EQ-5D Scores from the Visual Analogue Scale [VAS] [scale][23]

From: COPD uncovered: an international survey on the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] on a working age population

  

n

EQ-5D VAS [se]

Country

Brazil

408

0.623 [0.010]

 

China

385

0.799 [0.005]

 

Germany

400

0.597 [0.011]

 

Turkey

416

0.543 [0.009]

 

UK

399

0.511 [0.010]

 

USA

404

0.544 [0.011]

 

Total [N]

2,412

0.601 [0.004]

Severity

Mild

837

0.733 [0.005]

 

Moderate

1,011

0.561 [0.006]

 

Severe

521

0.459 [0.009]

Age

45-54

1,024

0.640 [0.006]

 

55-64

963

0.583 [0.007]

 

65-74

425

0.549 [0.001]

  1. The EQ-5D scale is scored 0 [worst imaginable state] to 100 [best imaginable health state] and is presented on a 0 to 1 scale. A lower EQ-5D VAS score indicates worse quality of life
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