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Danish EQ-5D population norms

Centre for Applied Health Services Research and Technology Assessment, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark, jas{at}cast.sdu.dk

Michael Davidsen

National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen K, Denmark

Claire Gudex

Centre for Applied Health Services Research and Technology Assessment, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark

Kjeld Møller Pedersen

Institute of Public Health - Health Economics Unit, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark

Henrik Brønnum-Hansen

National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen K, Denmark

Background: The EQ-5D is a widely used generic health-related quality of life instrument that has been used to describe population health and health outcomes in clinical trials and health economic evaluations. Aims: To generate Danish population norms for the EQ-5D index score, stratified by age and gender. Methods: The EQ-5D data from three population health surveys were pooled, thus providing EQ-5D profile data for 15,700 individuals aged 20-79 years. The Danish TTO scoring algorithm was used to weight each respondent's profile data to derive a single index score. Mean values were computed by gender and 10-year age groups, and educational groups. Results: In a random sample from the general Danish population, the mean EQ-5D index score ranged between 0.93 for 20—29 year-olds and 0.83 for 70—79 year-olds. Men had a significantly higher score than women in all age groups. Longer education was associated with higher EQ-5D index score in most age groups. Conclusions: The calculated mean values for the EQ-5D index score may be used as reference values for comparative purposes in future Danish population health and evaluative studies.

Key Words: Denmark • EQ-5D • population norms

This version was published on July 1, 2009

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 37, No. 5, 467-474 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809105286


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