title: [Health status of the Hungarian population between 2000-2010].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  So far, the latest survey which used the EQ-5D questionnaire to measure the health status of the Hungarian population was carried out in 2000.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To explore the health state of the Hungarian population by socio-demographic characteristics, and to compare it with the results from 2000.
  
  
  METHODS
  As part of an international research project, a cross-sectional, online survey was carried out among the general population in 2010 using the EQ-5D-3L questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In total, 2281 respondents (female: 62.3%) completed the questionnaire with an average age of 40.8 years. The EQ-5D score ranged from 0.902 (in age-group 18-24) to 0.795 (65+). The authors found significant association between the EQ-5D score and all the socio-demographic variables (gender, age, education, income) included in the regression model (F(4,1967)=35.12, p=0.000). The results did not differ significantly from the health survey in 2000, except for the youngest population group (age 18-24), where significantly lower scores were found in the sample.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  While life expectance increased by 3 years between 2000 and 2010, the health status of the Hungarian population did not change significantly, and might even decreased among young adults in fact. Inequalities in health status by income and education remain significant. In international comparison, the health status of the Hungarian population remains among the worst ones.
authors.affiliation: Egészségügyi Közgazdaságtan Tanszék, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem Budapest, Fővám tér 8., 265. szoba, 1093.|CERGE-EI Prága, Csehország.
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baji
authors.affiliation: Egészségügyi Közgazdaságtan Tanszék, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem Budapest, Fővám tér 8., 265. szoba, 1093.
authors.forename: Valentin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brodszky
authors.affiliation: Egészségügyi Közgazdaságtan Tanszék, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem Budapest, Fővám tér 8., 265. szoba, 1093.|Klinikai Orvostudományok Doktori Iskola, Semmelweis Egyetem Budapest.
authors.forename: Fanni
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rencz
authors.affiliation: Egészségbiztosítási Intézet, Pécsi Tudományegyetem Pécs.
authors.forename: Imre
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Boncz
authors.affiliation: Egészségügyi Közgazdaságtan Tanszék, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem Budapest, Fővám tér 8., 265. szoba, 1093.
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gulácsi
authors.affiliation: Egészségügyi Közgazdaságtan Tanszék, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem Budapest, Fővám tér 8., 265. szoba, 1093.|Reumatológiai és Fizioterápiás Osztály, Pest Megyei Flór Ferenc Kórház Kistarcsa.
authors.forename: Márta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Péntek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D007182:Income; D020407:Internet; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D057566:Self Report; D017678:Sex Distribution; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: EQ-5D; EuroVaQ; Hungary; Magyarország; egészségi állapot; health status