Fig. 1

Comparison of the mean EQ VAS score and dimensions with the average German population. a HR-QoL compared to the average German population. b Comparison of the mean EQ VAS score. Legend: a The percentages of all participants reporting different degrees of problems in the different dimensions of the EQ-5D-5L, which are lined up vertically, sum to 100%. These are compared between the study cohort and the average population. * marks significant differences between study cohort and average population. b Mean scores of the EQ-VAS (0–100) overall and divided by the age groups represented in our study cohort. The mean total population score is lower than the mean scores of the age groups shown because older age groups were included that are not represented in this review. ^ marks age group in which the study cohort is only represented by 3 persons