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Table 2 Median (IQR) and mean (SD) of subjective measures (SF-36, HAQ-DI) of RA patients and healthy individuals

From: Physical activity of elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy individuals: an actigraphy study

 

RA patients (n = 20)

Healthy individuals (n = 20)

 
 

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

p

SF-36

     

 Physical Functioning

50.0 (42.5)

50.0 (26.3)

90.0 (18.8)

83.0(18.9)

*

 Role-Physical

59.4 (36.6)

56.6 (25.8)

96.9 (25.8)

86.1 (19.2)

*

 Bodily pain

43.0 (23.3)

48.9 (20.6)

72.0 (28.5)

73.6 (21.1)

*

 General Health Perception

45.0 (19.1)

44.2 (17.0)

71.0 (31.3)

73.1 (17.6)

*

 Vitality

50.0 (20.4)

45.2 (15.2)

75.1 (25.0)

73.8 (17.6)

*

 Social Functioning

68.8 (50.0)

66.9 (31.0)

100.0 (0.0)

94.1 (12.8)

*

 Role-Emotional

58.3 (25.0)

61.9 (26.2)

100.0 (16.7)

90.4 (17.2)

*

 Mental Health

60.0 (25.1)

62.3 (17.5)

90.0 (17.5)

85.3 (15.1)

*

HAQ-DI

1.00 (1.06)

1.31 (0.89)

0.00 (0.00)

0.09 (0.28)

*

  1. SF-36 MOS 36-item short-form health survey, HAQ-DI Health Assessment Questionnaire disability index, IQR Inter-quartile range, SD Standard deviation
  2. *p < 0.01 by Wilcoxon rank sum test