Table 1 Demographic characteristics and health condition of the study populations
From: Are patients' judgments of health status really different from the general population?
| Â | Cancer patients (n = 48) | Rheumatoid Arthritis patients (n = 27) | General population (n = 212) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (male, %) | 58.7 | 34.6 | 50.0 |
Age (Mean, sd) | 63.1 (9.7) | 64.5 (9.1) | 44.0 (16.3) |
Educational level (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Low | 47.8 | 63.0 | 35.8 |
   Middle | 23.9 | 14.8 | 35.4 |
   High | 28.3 | 22.2 | 28.8 |
Marital Status (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Single | 4.3 | 3.7 | 33.2 |
   Married/living together | 84.8 | 74.1 | 53.6 |
   Widowed | 10.9 | 14.8 | 6.6 |
   Divorced | 0.0 | 7.4 | 6.6 |
Religious (%) | 63.0 | 70.4 | 46.9 |
Reporting problems own health (EQ-5D, %) | Â | Â | Â |
   Mobility | 22.9 | 70.4 | 13.3 |
   Self-care | 0.0 | 44.4 | 1.9 |
   Usual Activities | 29.2 | 85.2 | 14.2 |
   Pain/discomfort | 35.4 | 88.9 | 33.0 |
   Anxiety/depression | 25.0 | 14.8 | 13.2 |
VAS value own health state (Mean, sd) | 84.1 (2.4) | 60.9 (4.2) | - |
TTO value own health state (Mean, sd) | 0.93(0.02) | 0.74 (0.09) | - |