Table 2

EQ-5D index, mortality rate and QALYs throughout the remainder of the lifetime by Income Category, US adults aged 65 years and older

Income	EQ-5D	SE	Decrease	SE	Mortality	SE	Increase	SE	QALY	SE	Decrease	SE
Total	0.828	0.004	–	–	3.83	0.15	–	–	12.6	0.8	–	–
Income
≥500% FPL	0.858	0.015			2.39	0.73			18.4	8.5
400–500% FPL	0.856	0.018	0.002	0.019	2.32	0.74	−0.07	0.82	15.7	3.5	2.7	5.2
250–400% FPL	0.828	0.011	0.030	0.012	3.75	0.40	1.37	0.54	12.9	2.1	5.4	3.8
138–250% FPL	0.829	0.008	0.029	0.010	4.17	0.32	1.78	0.48	10.7	1.3	7.7	3.8
100–138% FPL	0.801	0.013	0.056	0.014	4.89	0.46	2.51	0.59	9.0	1.3	9.4	4.2
<100% FPL	0.775	0.014	0.082	0.016	5.36	0.55	2.97	0.66	8.6	1.4	9.8	3.6
≥250% FPL	0.841	0.005			3.21	0.18			14.0	1.0
<250% FPL	0.812	0.009	0.028	0.010	4.58	0.34	1.37	0.37	10.1	0.7	3.9	1.0

EQ-5D, mortality rate and QALY were adjusted for age, sex and education.
Mortality rate: deaths per 100 person-years of follow-up.
EQ-5D, EuroQol five dimensions questionnaire; FPL, Federal Poverty Level; QALY, quality-adjusted life years.