Table 3 Convergent validity of CHQ and HUI

From: Construct validation of the Health Utilities Index and the Child Health Questionnaire in children undergoing cancer chemotherapy

CHQ concept

HUI2 attribute and correlation coefficient observed

HUI3 attribute and correlation coefficient observed

Correlation coefficient predicted a

Bodily pain

Pain, 0.50* (0.21, 0.71)

Pain, 0.51* (0.22, 0.72)

>0.50

Physical functioning

Mobility, 0.58* (0.31, 0.77)

Ambulation, 0.43 (0.12, 0.67)

0.35 – 0.50

Mental health

Emotion, 0.53* (0.24, 0.73)

Emotion, 0.37 (0.04, 0.62)

0.35 – 0.50

General health perceptions

Global HUI2, 0.29 (−0.06, 0.58)

Global HUI3, 0.36 (0.01, 0.63)

0.20 – 0.34

  1. aSpearman correlation coefficients (95% confidence intervals). Criteria adapted from Speechley et al (1999). * P-values < 0.006 (Bonferroni adjustment for multiple testing). .
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