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Table 2 Spearman's rank correlation coefficients between SHQ scores and other HRQOL measures and clinical variables

From: Validation of the japanese version of the sarcoidosis health questionnaire: A cross-sectional study

 

SHQ-DF

SHQ-PF

SHQ-EF

SHQ-Total

SF-36

    

   Physical functioning

0.54

0.66

0.49

0.60

   Role-physical

0.70

0.60

0.66

0.74

   Bodily pain

0.68

0.68

0.53

0.68

   General health perceptions

0.78

0.52

0.66

0.74

   Vitality

0.77

0.54

0.70

0.77

   Social functioning

0.75

0.49

0.74

0.77

   Role-emotional

0.69

0.51

0.69

0.71

   Mental health

0.69

0.45

0.71

0.71

SGRQ

    

   Symptoms

-0.30

-0.48

-0.27

-0.35

   Activity

-0.53

-0.71

-0.49

-0.59

   Impact

-0.49

-0.60

-0.45

-0.53

   Total

-0.55

-0.74

-0.51

-0.61

Radiographic stage

-

-

-

-

ACE

-

-

-

-

sIL2-R

-0.24

-

-0.20

-0.22

%FVC

0.18

0.27

-

0.18

%FEV1

-

-

-

-

%DLCO

-

-

-

-

LVEF

-

-

-

-

PASP

-

-0.38

-

-

MRC

-0.44

-0.56

-0.46

-0.50

CES-D

-0.65

-0.39

-0.70

-0.68

  1. Missing data (-) indicate that the relationships were not statistically significant.
  2. Abbreviations: HRQOL, health-related quality of life; DF, Daily Functioning; PF, Physical Functioning; EF, Emotional Functioning; SHQ, Sarcoidosis Health Questionnaire; SF-36, Medical Outcomes Study 36-item short form; SGRQ, St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire; ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; sIL-2R, soluble interleukin-2 receptor; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; DLCO, diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PASP, pulmonary arterial systolic pressure; MRC, Medical Research Council; CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Study-Depression Scale