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Table 1 Comparison of pooled mean PCS scores between conditions

From: Variations in patient-reported physical health between cardiac and musculoskeletal diseases: systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies

  

Within spectrum analysisa

Between spectrum analysisa

Condition category

Unadjusted Mean PCS score (95 % CI)

Unadjusted difference in mean PCS score (95 % CI)

Age adjusted difference in mean PCS score (95 % CI)

Adjustedb difference in mean PCS score (95 % CI)

Adjustedb difference in mean PCS score (95 % CI)

Cardiovascular diseases

Hypertension

44.4 (43.5 to 45.2)

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ischaemic Heart Disease

38.9 (36.9 to 41.0)

−5.3 (−6.4 to −4.1)

−4.6 (−5.9 to −3.2)

−4.6 (−6.0 to −3.2)

−4.8 (−6.2 to −3.5)

Heart Failure

35.9 (34.1 to 37.6)

−8.2 (−9.5 to −7.0)

−7.3 (−8.9 to −5.7)

−7.5 (−9.1 to −5.9)

−7.4 (−8.9 to −5.9)

Musculoskeletal diseases

Lower Back Pain

39.4 (35.9 to 43.0)

Ref

Ref

Ref

−1.7 (−3.6 to 0.2)

Osteoarthritis

36.0 (33.3 to 38.6)

−4.3 (−5.4 to −3.2)

−4.2 (−5.3 to −3.1)

−4.2 (−5.3 to −3.0)

−5.1 (−6.9 to −3.3)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

36.5 (33.6 to 39.4)

−2.7 (−4.3 to −1.1)

−4.1 (−7.9 to −0.3)

−3.9 (−9.5 to 1.6)

−6.0 (−9.5 to −2.5)

  1. aaccounting for clustering within studies using multilevel meta-regression
  2. bAdjusted for: age, health setting, location, method of disease definition & SF-12 or SF-36 format