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Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables of participants in relation to the PCS and MCS of HRQOL

From: Disease activity, resilience and health-related quality of life in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a multi-center, cross-sectional study

Variables

n

%

PCS

F/t

P

MCS

F/t

P

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Gender

    

0.626

0.532

  

0.621

0.549

Men

68

22.8

41.40

11.49

  

59.82

10.18

  

Women

230

77.2

40.46

10.68

  

58.94

10.26

  

Marital status

    

0.338

0.736

  

2.324

0.021

Single/divorced/widowed/separated

33

11.1

41.28

11.27

  

55.27

11.15

  

Married/cohabited

265

88.9

40.60

10.82

  

59.62

10.03

  

Educational level

    

0.903

0.407

  

0.054

0.948

Junior high school or below

98

32.9

39.74

10.20

  

59.21

9.34

  

Senior high school

135

45.3

40.68

10.86

  

59.27

10.34

  

Junior college or above

65

21.8

42.07

11.78

  

58.78

11.38

  

Employment

    

0.418

0.676

  

1.312

0.191

Unemployment

182

61.1

40.46

10.27

  

58.52

10.21

  

Part-time/full-time

116

38.9

41.00

11.75

  

60.11

10.24

  

Household monthly income (yuan)

    

1.880

0.154

  

1.045

0.353

<3000

107

35.9

39.14

10.68

  

60.25

9.99

  

< 4000

121

40.6

41.91

9.74

  

58.73

10.26

  

≥ 4000

70

23.5

40.89

12.67

  

58.17

10.53

  

Residence

    

1.806

0.072

  

0.016

0.987

Urban

217

72.8

41.36

10.52

  

59.15

10.42

  

Rural

81

27.2

38.82

11.58

  

59.13

9.77

  

DAS28-CRP

    

11.778

< 0.001

  

6.067

0.001

< 2.6

30

10.1

47.79

10.82

  

63.96

9.97

  

2.6–3.2

26

8.7

42.99

9.88

  

61.25

9.92

  

3.2–5.1

142

47.7

41.82

10.52

  

59.88

10.13

  

> 5.1

100

33.6

36.31

9.96

  

56.10

9.78

  

Duration (years)

    

0.465

0.707

  

0.644

0.587

≤ 1

89

29.9

41.76

12.19

  

59.45

11.77

  

2–5

82

27.5

39.97

10.26

  

58.37

9.74

  

6–10

52

17.4

40.08

10.53

  

58.19

9.43

  

> 10

75

25.2

40.56

10.12

  

60.29

9.35

  

Anemia

    

3.422

0.001

  

1.493

0.137

Yes

120

40.3

38.10

10.03

  

58.07

9.44

  

No

178

59.7

42.41

11.07

  

59.87

10.70

  

EMS (hours)

    

3.421

0.034

  

5.841

0.003

No

84

28.2

42.66

10.93

  

59.15

10.56

  

≤ 1

164

55.0

40.58

10.58

  

60.44

9.66

  

> 1

50

16.8

37.64

11.09

  

54.88

10.53

  

Chronic comorbidity

    

0.236

0.814

  

0.964

0.336

No

108

36.2

40.87

11.61

  

58.38

10.81

  

Yes

190

63.8

40.56

10.43

  

59.57

9.89

  
  1. Abbreviations: PCS, physical component summary; MCS, mental component summary; HRQOL, health-related quality of life; SD, standard deviation; DAS28-CRP, Disease Activity Score 28-C-reactive protein; EMS, early morning stiffness