Table 4 Criterion validity of EQ-5D with regard to SF-36 subscales

71 ± 15

96 ± 6

100 ± 0

80 ± 40

88 ± 22

89 ± 17

64 ± 9

74 ± 14

46 ± 15

54 ± 27

38 ± 48

44 ± 50

47 ± 32

50 ± 32

48 ± 14

66 ± 17

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.011

63 ± 18

85 ± 18

80 ± 39

72 ± 44

79 ± 25

76 ± 28

60 ± 13

72 ± 15

41 ± 14

37 ± 31

23 ± 42

23 ± 42

23 ± 27

44 ± 13

43 ± 13

64 ± 21

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.031

72 ± 12

95 ± 6

96 ± 17

84 ± 36

92 ± 14

86 ± 22

65 ± 8

76 ± 11

42 ± 12

52 ± 28

36 ± 48

36 ± 48

39 ± 28

50 ± 32

45 ± 12

63 ± 18

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

68 ± 17

88 ± 20

91 ± 27

75 ± 43

83 ± 30

96 ± 8

62 ± 13

73 ± 17

48 ± 17

61 ± 30

45 ± 50

48 ± 50

51 ± 31

42 ± 23

50 ± 14

67 ± 16

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.038

68 ± 14

83 ± 24

82 ± 38

92 ± 27

86 ± 23

83 ± 25

64 ± 9

82 ± 8

48 ± 19

66 ± 31

53 ± 50

30 ± 46

47 ± 33

54 ± 32

47 ± 13

57 ± 13

< 0.001

0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.79*

0.82*

0.68*

0.64*

0.87*

0.75*

0.76*

0.53*

0.62†

0.53†

0.48†

0.62†

0.70†

0.47†

0.65†

0.42†