Evaluation of the EQ-5D-3L and 5L versions in low back pain patients

Table 4 Listwise Spearman correlations^a (n = 146)

	EQ VAS	Oswestry Disability Index	Pain-VAS Back/Hips	Pain-VAS Legs/feet	HSCL-25
EQ-5D-3L index	0.72	0.84	0.76	0.64	0.65
EQ-5D-3L sum^b	0.76	0.87	0.77	0.66	0.66
Mobility	0.57	0.68	0.57	0.61	0.41
Self-care	0.56	0.65	0.59	0.46	0.37
Usual activities	0.65	0.72	0.65	0.49	0.51
Pain/discomfort	0.62	0.77	0.75	0.66	0.45
Anxiety/depression	0.39	0.36	0.26	0.19NS	0.64
EQ-5D-5L index	0.74	0.87	0.82	0.70	0.68
EQ-5D-5L sum	0.77	0.88	0.80	0.69	0.69
Mobility	0.59	0.72	0.62	0.60	0.45
Self-care	0.56	0.66	0.62	0.48	0.46
Usual activities	0.73	0.75	0.68	0.57	0.54
Pain/discomfort	0.68	0.85	0.82	0.76	0.51
Anxiety/depression	0.40	0.41	0.31	0.17NS	0.72

^aAll correlations are statistically significant (P < 0.01) unless indicated: NS not significant. Scores are coded in the same direction to ease interpretation
^bEQ-5D-3L and 5L index are based on recommended scoring, whereas the sum scores are the sum of the scores for the five dimensions

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