Health status and health service utilization in remote and mountainous areas in Vietnam

Table 2 Health-related quality of life of respondents

	Male		Female		Total		p
	N	%	N	%	N	%	p
EQ5D items
Mobility
Have problems	20	26.32	41	33.06	61	30.5	0.31
No problems	56	73.68	83	66.94	139	69.5
Self-care
Have problems	4	5.26	6	4.84	10	5	0.89
No problems	72	94.74	118	95.16	190	95
Usual activities
Have problems	24	68.42	42	66.13	66	33	0.74
No problems	52	31.58	82	33.87	134	67
Pain/discomfort
Have problems	26	65.79	53	57.26	79	39.5	0.23
No problems	50	34.21	71	42.74	121	60.5
Anxiety/depression
Have problems	17	23.37	42	66.13	59	29.5	0.08
No problems	59	77.63	82	33.87	141	70.5
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
EQ5D index score	0.82	0.20	0.78	0.21	0.80	0.20	0.07
VAS score	74.47	14.57	78.74	67.66	77.12	53.98	0.29

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