Table 2

 Spearman correlations between the health utility measures and clinical measures of neurological disability and functioning

Clinical measuresSF-6DEQ-5DHUI Mark III
EDSS−0.48−0.66−0.77
EDSS Functional Systems
    Cerebral−0.29−0.32−0.28
    Visual−0.16−0.24−0.35
    Brainstem−0.29−0.42−0.40
    Pyramidal−0.45−0.63−0.71
    Sensory−0.34−0.38−0.46
    Cerebellar−0.38−0.45−0.63
    Bowel & bladder−0.45−0.50−0.64
Ambulation index−0.52−0.68−0.76
9 hole peg test−0.41−0.56−0.65
25 foot walk test−0.49−0.63−0.73