Table 3 The balance of the comorbidities between the PGSI categories, after the propensity score matching

Total

236 (50%)

162 (34%)

51 (11%)

23 (5%)

Mean EQ-5D score

0.83

0.82

0.77

0.74

0.136

Frequency of alcohol intake in the past 12 months

0.004

 Almost every day

20 (9%)

10 (6%)

7 (14%)

3 (13%)

 Five or six days a week

9 (4%)

11 (6.79%)

3 (6%)

2 (9%)

 Three or four days a week

35 (15%)

28 (17%)

5 (10%)

0 (0.00%)

 Once or twice a week

56 (24%)

54 (33%)

20 (40%)

9 (39%)

 Once or twice a month

38 (16%)

23 (14%)

11 (22%)

4 (17%)

 Once every couple of months

16 (7%)

15 (9%)

1 (2%)

1 (4%)

 Once or twice a year

18 (8%)

13 (8%)

2 (4%)

0 (0%)

 Not at all in the last 12 months/Non-drinker

42 (18%)

8 (5%)

1 (2%)

4 (17%)

 Missing

2

0

1

0

Long-term mental health disorder

0.149

 No

207 (88%)

143 (88%)

49 (96%)

18 (78%)

 Yes

29 (12%)

19 (12%)

2 (4%)

5 (22%)

 Missing

0

0

0

0

Cigarettes smoked per day

0.228

 >  = 10

22 (9%)

24 (15%)

8 (16%)

6 (26%)

 < 10

30 (13%)

19 (11.73%)

6 (12%)

4 (17%)

 Non-smoker

182 (78%)

119 (73%)

36 (72%)

13 (57%)

 Missing

2

0

1

0

Receives disability allowance

0.241

 No

191 (87%)

144 (92.31%)

42 (86%)

20 (95%)

 Yes

29 (13%)

12 (7.69%)

7 (14%)

1 (5%)

 Missing

16

6

2

2