Table 4 Impact of RA on personal and intimate (sexual) relationships
From: Rheumatoid arthritis and sexuality: A patient survey in France
Impact of RA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Emotional relationships | Intimate relationships | |||
Mean | Mean | |||
RA negative | RA no effect | RA negative | RA no effect | |
N | 763 | 354 | 834 | 270 |
Age | 61.0* | 65.2 | 60.8* | 66.6 |
HAQ | 1.3* | 1.0 | 1.3* | 0.9 |
Fatigue (VAS) | 5.8* | 4.9 | 5.8* | 4.9 |
Pain (VAS) | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
Disease Activity (VAS) | 4.9* | 3.9 | 4.8* | 3.9 |
Mood (VAS) | 4.5* | 3.3 | 4.3* | 3.4 |
Utility | 0.605* | 0.647 | 0.592* | 0.511 |