Table 3 EQ-5D-5L by subgroups in adults with congenital heart disease

EuroQOL-Descriptive System (EQ-DS)

 Total

0.792 (0.121)

0.769–0.815

–

–

0.814 (0.106)

0.776–0.851

–

–

0.782 (0.127)

0.753–0.811

–

–

0.22

0.274

(n = 109)

(n = 33)

(n = 76)

 Age groups

  16–30

0.841 (0.097)

0.81–0.873

0.001

0.688

0.853 (0.086)

0.81–0.896

0.016

0.901

0.831 (0.106)

0.782–0.879

0.039

0.565

0.472

0.228

(n = 39)

(n = 18)

(n = 21)

  31+

0.764 (0.125)

0.734–0.794

0.766 (0.111)

0.704–0.827

0.764 (0.13)

0.729–0.799

0.964

0.017

(n = 70)

(n = 15)

(n = 55)

 Marital status

  Married

0.795 (0.108)

0.771–0.819

0.659

0.091

0.795 (0.106)

0.739–0.851

0.339

0.338

0.795 (0.11)

0.767–0.823

0.056

0.49

0.999

0

(n = 79)

(n = 16)

(n = 63)

  Unmarried

0.783 (0.152)

0.727–0.84

0.831 (0.107)

0.776–0.886

0.721 (0.183)

0.611–0.832

0.049

0.734

(n = 30)

(n = 17)

(n = 13)

 Educational level

  High school+

0.827 (0.104)

0.8–0.855

0.002

0.535

0.863 (0.061)

0.835–0.891

0.002

1.138

0.808 (0.118)

0.768–0.848

0.074

0.417

0.057

0.586

(n = 56)

(n = 20)

(n = 36)

  High school−

0.754 (0.13)

0.716–0.791

0.746 (0.132)

0.652–0.841

0.756 (0.131)

0.713–0.798

0.842

0.076

(n = 49)

(n = 10)

(n = 39)

 Employment status

  Employed

0.807 (0.114)

0.782–0.833

0.049

0.422

0.848 (0.071)

0.817–0.878

0.01

0.941

0.79 (0.125)

0.756–0.823

0.372

0.232

0.037

0.571

(n = 79)

(n = 24)

(n = 55)

  Unemployed/had unstable employment

0.754 (0.136)

0.7–0.808

0.737 (0.151)

0.598–0.877

0.76 (0.134)

0.697–0.823

0.718

0.161

(n = 27)

(n = 7)

(n = 20)

 CHD type

  Simple

0.8 (0.119)

0.776–0.825

0.08

0.459

0.829 (0.097)

0.791–0.866

0.053

0.872

0.788 (0.126)

0.757–0.819

0.349

0.299

0.131

0.365

(n = 93)

(n = 28)

(n = 65)

  Complex PAH

0.743 (0.129)

0.674–0.812

0.729 (0.13)

0.568–0.89

0.749 (0.135)

0.659–0.84

0.786

0.151

(n = 16)

(n = 5)

(n = 11)

 CHD treatment

  Repaired

0.796 (0.117)

0.771–0.821

0.501

0.149

0.819 (0.093)

0.783–0.855

0.5

0.257

0.785 (0.126)

0.752–0.818

0.772

0.077

0.206

0.307

(n = 86)

(n = 28)

(n = 58)

  Unrepaired/palliative

0.777 (0.138)

0.717–0.836

0.783 (0.175)

0.567–1.0

0.775 (0.133)

0.709–0.841

0.905

0.051

(n = 23)

(n = 5)

(n = 18)

EuroQOL Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS)

 Total

66.3 (12.5)

63.9–68.7

-

-

66.9 (12.6)

62.4–71.4

-

-

66.1 (12.6)

63.2–68.9

-

-

0.754

0.016

(n = 109)

(n = 33)

(n = 76)

 Age groups

  16–30

69.9 (10.8)

66.4–73.4

0.024

0.466

72.1 (10.2)

67.0–77.1

0.008

0.985

68.1 (11.2)

63.0–73.2

0.385

0.23

0.228

0.373

(n = 39)

(n = 18)

(n = 21)

  31+

64.3 (13.1)

61.2–67.4

60.7 (12.8)

53.6–67.8

65.3 (13.1)

61.7–68.8

0.259

0.355

(n = 70)

(n = 15)

(n = 55)

 Marital status

  Married

67.0 (11.2)

64.4–69.5

0.376

0.177

64.4 (12.1)

57.9–70.8

0.276

0.382

67.6 (11.0)

64.8–70.4

0.016

0.638

0.306

0.277

(n = 79)

(n = 16)

(n = 63)

  Unmarried

64.6 (15.5)

58.8–70.4

69.2 (13.0)

62.5–75.9

58.5 (16.9)

48.3–68.7

0.058

0.71

(n = 30)

(n = 17)

(n = 13)

 Educational level

  High school+

69.5 (12.0)

66.3–72.7

0.008

0.527

71.9 (9.1)

67.6–76.1

0.015

0.937

68.2 (13.3)

63.7–72.7

0.124

0.361

0.279

0.325

(n = 56)

(n = 20)

(n = 36)

  High school−

63.2 (11.9)

59.7–66.6

61.0 (13.7)

51.2–70.8

63.7 (11.6)

60.0–67.5

0.526

0.213

(n = 49)

(n = 10)

(n = 39)

 Employment status

  Employed

68.4 (12.5)

65.6–71.2

0.009

0.627

71.1 (9.6)

67.1–75.2

0.009

1.067

67.2 (13.5)

63.5–70.8

0.134

0.431

0.2

0.333

(n = 79)

(n = 24)

(n = 55)

  Unemployed/had unstable employment

61.3 (10.0)

57.4–65.2

58.6 (13.5)

46.1–71.0

62.3 (8.7)

58.2–66.3

0.411

0.326

(n = 27)

(n = 7)

(n = 20)

 CHD type

  Simple

67.4 (12.0)

64.9–69.9

0.029

0.565

68.8 (12.0)

64.2–73.5

0.034

1.094

66.8 (12.0)

63.8–69.8

0.23

0.362

0.452

0.167

(n = 93)

(n = 28)

(n = 65)

  Complex/PAH

60.0 (14.1)

52.5–67.5

56.0 (11.4)

41.8–70.2

61.8 (15.4)

51.5–72.2

0.465

0.428

(n = 16)

(n = 5)

(n = 11)

 CHD treatment

  Repaired

66.9 (12.6)

64.2–69.6

0.352

0.225

67.4 (11.8)

62.8–72.0

0.588

0.222

66.6 (13.1)

63.2–70.1

0.47

0.199

0.797

0.064

(n = 86)

(n = 28)

(n = 58)

  Unrepaired/palliative

64.1 (12.3)

58.8–69.5

64.0 (18.2)

41.4–86.6

64.2 (10.9)

58.8–69.6

0.979

0.013

(n = 23)

(n = 5)

(n = 18)