Measurement properties of the Short Form-36 (SF-36) and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Anemia (FACT-An) in patients with anemia associated with chronic kidney disease

Table 5 Convergent Validity—Correlations^a of FACT-An and SF-36 Scales with Hb Level at Baseline, Week 9 and Week 13/17^b

	Hb level
	Baseline	Week 9	Week 13/17^b
FACT-An Total/Subscale
Total FACT-An score	0.20*	0.22*	0.33**
Total FACT-G score	0.22*	0.20*	0.34***
Physical well-being subscale	0.21*	0.17*	0.32**
Functional well-being subscale	0.22*	0.21*	0.29**
Social/family well-being subscale	0.18*	0.09	0.22*
Emotional well-being subscale	0.16*	0.20*	0.30**
Anemia subscale	0.14	0.22*	0.28*
Fatigue subscale	0.11	0.26**	0.30**
Trial outcome index	0.19*	0.22*	0.32**
SF-36v2 Domain/Component
Physical Functioning	0.07	0.13	0.12
Role-physical	0.24**	0.23*	0.25*
Role-emotional	0.12	0.13	0.25*
Vitality	0.18*	0.23*	0.28**
Mental Health	0.23*	0.22*	0.27*
Social Functioning	0.10	0.12	0.31**
Bodily Pain	0.00	0.10	0.25*
General Health	0.17*	0.22*	0.26*
Mental Component Summary	0.20*	0.18*	0.30**
Physical Component Summary	0.10	0.19*	0.22*

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