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Table 2 Health-related quality of life (measured by EQ-5D) by number of hours caring per week

From: Informal carers’ health-related quality of life and patient experience in primary care: evidence from 195,364 carers in England responding to a national survey

Caring commitment (hours/week)

Unadjusted mean EQ-5D (95 %CI)

Adjusteda mean EQ-5D (95 %CI)

 0

0.81 (0.81–0.81)

0.81 (0.81–0.81)

 1–9

0.84 (0.84–0.84)

0.83 (0.83–0.83)

 10–19

0.80 (0.80–0.81)

0.81 (0.81–0.81)

 20–34

0.77 (0.77–0.78)

0.79 (0.78–0.79)

 35–49

0.75 (0.75–0.76)

0.77 (0.77–0.78)

 50+

0.73 (0.72–0.73)

0.77 (0.76–0.77)

  1. a Mean EQ-5D score after adjustment for gender, age, ethnicity, and social deprivation