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Table 5 Known-groups validity: PROMIS SD-SF-8b total score by PGI-S SD categories at baseline

From: Psychometric evaluation of the PROMIS SD-SF-8b instrument in individuals experiencing vasomotor symptoms due to menopause

PGI-S SD categories

N

LS mean (SE)

95% CI

p value

Contrast p value

No problems

70

16.94 (0.60)

15.76, 18.13

< 0.0001

 

Mild problems

233

22.47 (0.33)

21.82, 23.12

 

< 0.0001

Moderate problems

484

27.31 (0.23)

26.86, 27.76

 

< 0.0001

Severe problems

232

33.04 (0.33)

32.39, 33.70

 

< 0.0001

  1. p value is based on analysis of variance comparisons with alpha = 0.05 level. Contrast p value comparisons examined adjacent PGI-S SD groups, i.e., “no problems” versus “mild problems”, “mild problems” versus “moderate problems”, and “moderate problems” versus “severe problems”
  2. CI Confidence interval, LS Least squares, PGI-S SD Patient Global Impression of Severity Sleep Disturbance, PROMIS SD-SF-8b Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Sleep Disturbance – Short Form 8b, SE Standard error