Table 1

EQ5D scores among different socio-demographic groups

CharacteristicsNumber of patients* (n=159)Mean EQ5D scoreP-value
Age in years
 Less than 4014 (8.8)0.62300.318
 41–5057 (35.8)0.6597
 51–6046 (28.9)0.6715
 61–7032 (20.1)0.6087
 More than 7010 (6.3)0.5198
FIGO stagies
 Stage I19 (11.9)0.69840.698
 Stage II101 (63.5)0.6323
 Stage III37 (23.3)0.6371
 Stage IV2 (1.3)0.591
Religion†
 Hindu116 (73)0.63440.779
 Muslim2 (1.3)0.7216
 Sikh41 (25.8)0.6553
Residential status
 Urban56 (35.2)0.63020.071
 Rural103 (64.8)0.6466
Educational status
 Illiterate70 (44.0)0.62840.77
 Primary31 (19.5)0.6346
 Middle21 (13.2)0.7086
 Matric14 (8.8)0.6032
 Senior secondary12 (7.5)0.6371
 Graduate and post-graduate11 (6.9)0.6602
Marital status‡
 Married119 (74.8)0.63660.82
 Widow/separated/divorced40 (25.2)0.6536
Annual household income (INR)
 Less than 50 00010 (6.3)0.71070.019
 50 000–1 lac38 (23.9)0.6893
 1 lac–2 lac43 (27.0)0.6849
 More than 2 lacs68 (42.8)0.5756
  • *Values in parentheses represent percentage.

  • †None of the study participants belonged to any other religion.

  • ‡None of the study participants were unmarried.