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Table 2 HAQ-DI and SF-36 values in eSSc, UCTD patients and healthy subjects

From: Quality of life as measured by the short-form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire in patients with early systemic sclerosis and undifferentiated connective tissue disease

SF-36 and HAQ-DI scores

eSSc

UCTD

Controls

P1

P2

P3

 

n = 31

n = 35

n = 40

   

PCS (Median; Range)

51 (28–57)

48 (32–58)

59 (46–66)

0.762

<0.001

<0.001

MCS (Median; Range)

47 (18–67)

48 (25–63)

54 (20–76)

0.943

0.020

0.014

HAQ-DI (Median; Range)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–0.25)

0.572

0.043

0.102

Physical functioning (Median; Range)

90 (30–100)

85 (50–100)

100 (90–100)

0.852

<0.001

<0.001

Role-physical (Median; Range)

100 (0–100)

100 (0–100)

100 (50–100)

0.607

0.020

0.017

Bodily pain (Median; Range)

64 (22–100)

41 (41–100)

84 (41–100)

0.378

0.018

<0.001

General health (Median; Range)

61 (10–97)

50 (25–92)

76 (46–100)

0.232

<0.001

<0.001

Vitality (Median; Range)

65 (15–95)

55 (25–100)

65 (30–100)

0.328

0.145

0.0071

Social functioning (Median; Range)

75 (12–100)

75 (25–100)

84 (12–100)

0.210

0.406

0.892

Role-emotional (Median; Range)

66 (0–100)

100 (0–100)

100 (0–100)

0.625

0.314

0.456

Mental health (Median; Range)

68 (8–100)

64 (28–100)

84 (4–100)

0.792

0.0045

0.0011

  1. eSSc = early SSc; UCTD = undifferentiated connective tissue disease; P1 = eSSc vs UCTD; P2 = eSSc vs controls; P3 = UCTD vs controls; PCS = physical component summary score; MCS = mental component summary score; HAQ-DI = Health assessment questionnaire–disability index.