Table 4

Health-related quality of life by number of chronic diseases.

Chronic diseases, nIndividuals, nEQ-5Dindex Mean (SD)95% CIEQ-5Dvas Mean (SD)95% CI
029340.83 (0.25)0.82 to 0.8478.6 (17.9)77.9 to 79.3
112090.69 (0.32)0.67 to 0.7169.4 (19.7)68.2 to 70.6
25100.61 (0.33)0.58 to 0.6463.3 (19.0)61.6 to 65.0
31640.50 (0.37)0.44 to 0.5656.7 (21.9)53.2 to 60.3
4150.39 (0.32)0.22 to 0.5740.7 (16.6)30.2 to 51.1
540.25 (0.36)−0.33 to 0.8339.2 (7.0)28.1 to 50.4