Table 2 |
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| Age-related differences in health-related quality of life and mobility three month after first-ever stroke onset for patients in western Sweden during 2008 | ||
| Age, sex | EQ-5D | Impaired mobility,% |
| <54 years | 68.3 (75.0*) | 13.5 |
| 55-64 years | 70.7 (73.0*) | 10.9 |
| 65-74 years | 68.4 (72.4*) | 16.9 |
| 75-84 years | 64.9 (68.8*) | 31.9 |
| >85 years | 58.5 (64.6*) | 48.5 |
| Female | 64.1 (73.5*) | 33.0 |
| Male | 70.3 (73.8*) | 19.7 |
Total number of patients n = 3,074.
Data source: The Stroke register.
*Reference value for the Swedish population. Source: Ferraz-Nunes J: Hälsa, ett värde utan pris (Health, a value without price), Holmberg & Weibull (red). Det nya samhället (The new society), SOM. Sweden: Gothenburg University; 2000:93–110.
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