Table 2

Variable definitions in the conditional logit regression model

Variable
Definition

M2
1 if mobility is at level 2 or higher; 0 otherwise
S2
1 if self-care is at level 2 or higher; 0 otherwise
U2
1 if usual activities is at level 2 or higher; 0 otherwise
P2
1 if pain/discomfort is at level 2 or higher; 0 otherwise
A2
1 if anxiety/depression is at level 2 or higher; 0 otherwise
M3
1 if mobility is at level 3; 0 otherwise
S3
1 if self-care is at level 3; 0 otherwise
U3
1 if usual activities is at level 3; 0 otherwise
P3
1 if pain/discomfort is at level 3; 0 otherwise
A3
1 if anxiety/depression is at level 3; 0 otherwise
N3
1 if any domain is at level 3; 0 otherwise

Note: This specification is algebraically equivalent, but not identical, to that used by Dolan [30] in modeling time trade-off values. The slight modification from Dolan is adopted so that the modeled value for the EQ-5D state 33333 is simply equal to the sum of all of the estimated coefficients from the model, which allows for convenient rescaling (see text).

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