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Table 2 Characteristics of the EQ-5D-3L index for diseases by severity level

From: Estimating the severity distribution of disease in South Korea using EQ-5D-3L: a cross-sectional study

No

Disease

Severity level

Response number

Mean

SD

Cut-off

1

Infectious disease

Acute episode, mild

30

0.934

0.068

-

Acute episode, moderate

30

0.802

0.099

0.868

Acute episode, severe

30

0.521

0.236

0.661

2

Diarrhoea

Mild

30

0.753

0.168

-

Moderate

30

0.644

0.203

0.699

Severe

30

0.353

0.287

0.498

3

Angina pectoris

Mild

30

0.687

0.372

-

Moderate

30

0.663

0.318

0.675

Severe

30

0.506

0.324

0.585

4

Heart failure

Mild

30

0.793

0.184

-

Moderate

30

0.688

0.236

0.741

Severe

30

0.478

0.206

0.583

5

Stroke

Long-term consequences, mild

30

0.567

0.276

-

Long-term consequences, moderate

30

0.491

0.287

0.529

Long-term consequences, moderate plus cognition problems

30

0.311

0.348

0.401

Long-term consequences, severe

30

−0.035

0.197

0.138

Long-term consequences, severe plus cognition problems

30

−0.092

0.139

−0.064

6

Asthma

Controlled

30

0.956

0.072

-

Partially controlled

30

0.849

0.139

0.902

Uncontrolled

30

0.717

0.228

0.783

7

COPD & other respiratory problems

Mild

30

0.929

0.108

-

Moderate

30

0.742

0.191

0.835

Severe

30

0.620

0.245

0.681

8

Dementia

Mild

30

0.840

0.175

-

Moderate

30

0.648

0.223

0.744

Severe

30

0.181

0.407

0.415

9

Multiple sclerosis

Mild

30

0.785

0.153

-

Moderate

30

0.648

0.197

0.717

Severe

30

0.556

0.266

0.602

10

Epilepsy

Treated, seizure free

30

0.686

0.207

-

Treated, with recent seizure

30

0.545

0.225

0.615

Untreated

30

0.542

0.258

0.544

Severe

30

0.345

0.303

0.443

11

Parkinson’s disease

Mild

30

0.849

0.127

-

Moderate

30

0.686

0.191

0.767

Severe

30

0.344

0.333

0.515

12

Alcohol use disorder

Mild

30

0.755

0.220

-

Moderate

30

0.730

0.207

0.743

Severe

30

0.494

0.247

0.612

13

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Mild

30

0.850

0.136

-

Moderate

30

0.731

0.135

0.79

Severe

30

0.426

0.256

0.579

14

Anxiety disorder

Mild

30

0.927

0.080

-

Moderate

30

0.835

0.117

0.881

Severe

30

0.612

0.282

0.723

15

Major depressive disorder

Mild

30

0.813

0.157

-

Moderate

30

0.436

0.345

0.624

Severe

30

0.159

0.366

0.298

16

Intellectual disability

Mild

30

0.662

0.311

-

Moderate

30

0.685

0.215

0.673

Severe

30

0.444

0.291

0.564

Profound

30

0.383

0.286

0.414

17

Hearing loss

Mild

30

0.877

0.167

-

Moderate

30

0.720

0.204

0.799

Severe

30

0.710

0.170

0.715

Profound

30

0.528

0.206

0.619

Complete

30

0.366

0.312

0.447

18

Hearing loss with ringing

Mild

30

0.675

0.319

-

Moderate

30

0.635

0.248

0.655

Severe

30

0.528

0.317

0.581

Profound

30

0.454

0.282

0.491

Complete

30

0.368

0.287

0.411

19

Distant vision

Mild impairment

30

0.949

0.109

-

Moderate impairment

30

0.719

0.199

0.834

Severe impairment

30

0.429

0.333

0.574

Blindness

30

0.221

0.296

0.325

20

Low back pain

Acute without leg pain

30

0.446

0.363

-

Acute with leg pain

30

0.308

0.357

0.377

Chronic without leg pain

30

0.342

0.351

0.325

Chronic with leg pain

30

0.188

0.272

0.265

21

Neck pain

Acute mild

30

0.694

0.169

-

Acute severe

30

0.504

0.28

0.599

Chronic mild

30

0.544

0.209

0.524

Chronic severe

30

0.361

0.323

0.453

22

Musculoskeletal problems: leg

Mild

30

0.786

0.068

-

Moderate

30

0.726

0.057

0.756

Severe

30

0.539

0.185

0.633

23

Musculoskeletal problems: arms

Mild

30

0.438

0.354

-

Moderate

30

0.317

0.320

0.377

24

Musculoskeletal problems: generalised

Moderate

30

0.360

0.314

-

Severe

30

0.111

0.307

0.235

25

Abdominopelvic problem

Mild

30

0.882

0.063

-

Moderate

30

0.699

0.156

0.791

Severe

30

0.238

0.250

0.469

26

Disfigurement

Level 1

30

0.866

0.093

-

Level 2

30

0.736

0.186

0.801

Level 3

30

0.662

0.26

0.699

27

Disfigurement: with itch or pain

Level 1

30

0.721

0.183

-

Level 2

30

0.551

0.255

0.636

Level 3

30

0.145

0.272

0.348

28

Motor impairment

Mild

30

0.817

0.151

-

Moderate

30

0.648

0.151

0.733

Severe

30

0.129

0.330

0.389

29

Motor plus cognitive impairment

Mild

30

0.622

0.236

-

Moderate

30

0.394

0.335

0.508

Severe

30

−0.004

0.237

0.195

30

Traumatic brain injury

long-term consequences, minor with or without treatment

30

0.513

0.254

-

long-term consequences, moderate with or without treatment

30

0.161

0.279

0.337

long-term consequences, severe with or without treatment

30

−0.001

0.319

0.080

31

Anemia

Mild

60

0.802

0.287

-

Moderate

60

0.596

0.313

0.699

Severe

60

0.416

0.335

0.506

32

Allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis

Mild

30

0.694

0.288

-

Moderate

30

0.645

0.269

0.670

33

Annoyance

Mild

30

0.805

0.264

-

Severe

30

0.676

0.305

0.740

34

Sleep disturbance

Mild

30

0.894

0.111

-

Severe

30

0.807

0.208

0.851

35

Cognitive impairment in children

Mild

30

0.838

0.258

-

Severe

30

0.816

0.181

0.827

  1. SD standard deviation, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease