Table 1 Utility values of COVID-19 disease among different socio-economic subgroups
From: The health-related quality of life in Iranian patients with COVID-19
Socio-Demographic Factors | Number (%) | Utility value | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SE) | Median (IQR) | |||
Total | 287 (100) | 0.863 (0.01) | 0.909 (0.21) | |
Traders | 191 (66.55) | 0.793 (0.01) | 0.848 (0.17) | < 0.01 |
Non-traders | 96 (33.55) | 1.00 (0.00) | 1.00 (0.00) | |
Age groups | ||||
Young (< 40 yrs) | 109 (37.98) | 0.917 (0.01) | 0.932 (0.11) | < 0.01 |
Middle age (40–65 yrs) | 115 (40.07) | 0.877 (0.01) | 0.886 (0.20) | |
Elderly (> 65 yrs) | 63 (21.95) | 0.742 (0.04) | 0.765 (0.42) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 143 (49.83) | 0.851 (0.02) | 0.907 (0.23) | 0.28 |
Female | 144 (50.17) | 0.874 (0.01) | 0.909 (0.17) | |
Marital Status | ||||
Single | 67 (23.51) | 0.889 (0.02) | 0.923 (0.08) | 0.15 |
Married | 218 (76.49) | 0.853 (0.01) | 0.899 (0.23) | |
Place of residence | ||||
Urban | 250 (87.11) | 0.871 (0.01) | 0.920 (0.19) | 0.03 |
Rural | 37 (12.89) | 0.804 (0.03) | 0.877 (0.30) | |
Education | ||||
Illiterate | 70 (25.36) | 0.821 (0.02) | 0.920 (0.31) | 0.06 |
Non-university | 136 (49.28) | 0.862 (0.02) | 0.899 (0.19) | |
University | 70 (25.36) | 0.893 (0.01) | 0.908 (0.15) | |
Employed | ||||
Yes | 125 (44.48) | 0.882 (0.01) | 0.904 (0.18) | 0.09 |
No | 156 (55.52) | 0.846 (0.02) | 0.928 (0.24) | |
Having basic insurance | ||||
Yes | 264 (92.31) | 0.863 (0.01) | 0.909 (0.21) | 0.76 |
No | 22 (7.69) | 0.851 (0.04) | 0.889 (0.18) | |
Household dimension | ||||
< 3 persons | 119 (41.46) | 0.834 (0.02) | 0.889 (0.24) | 0.02 |
> 3 persons | 168 (48.54) | 0.882 (0.01) | 0.924 (0.62) | |
Standardized household’s monthly cost | ||||
Lowest (< 50 USD) | 193 (67.25) | 0.870 (0.01) | 0.909 (0.19) | 0.29 |
Highest (> 50 USD) | 94 (32.75) | 0.846 (0.02) | 0.906 (0.23) | |