Table 3.

Discriminant capacity of EQ-5D and SF-6D utility scores.

MeasureUtility Score, mean (SD)p*Effect Size
EQ-5DSF-general health
Excellent/very good0.91 ± 0.110.91**
Good0.79 ± 0.15
Fair/poor0.65 ± 0.280.0010.62***
SF-6DSF-general health
Excellent/very good0.82 ± 0.090.94
Good0.72 ± 0.12
Fair/poor0.61 ± 0.12< 0.00010.92
  • * One-way ANOVA.

  • ** Comparison between excellent/very good versus good subgroup.

  • *** Comparison between good versus fair/poor subgroup. EQ-5D: EuroQol-5D; SF-6D: Short form-6D.