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Examining the Association Between Equity-Related Factors and EQ-5D-3L Health Utilities of Patients with Cancer
Teresa C O Tsui1,2,3,4, Rebecca E Mercer1,3, Eleanor M Pullenayegum2,4
1Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.
Background:
EQ-5D-3L health utilities inform health technology assessments in oncology, often derived from clinical trials enrolling highly selected populations, which may over-estimate real-world health utilities. Little is known about the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and EQ-5D-3L health utilities. Our objective was to examine EQ-5D-3L health utilities across SES in a real-world sample of patients with cancer.
Methods:
We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of EQ-5D-3L responses from 170 adult patients with cancer accrued from an Ontario oncology centre. We fitted multivariable linear regression models to estimate associations between covariates and EQ-5D-3L health utilities.
Results:
Lower EQ-5D-3L health utilities were significantly associated with the lowest and undisclosed family income categories in models with and without birth sex (p < 0.05). In the model including birth sex, disutility estimates for lowest family income (
Conclusions:
Lower EQ-5D-3L health utilities were significantly associated with low income and nondisclosure, highlighting the need to incorporate SES in analyzing health utilities in cancer care.
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