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Table 3 SF-36 domain scores in four surveys of RF positive patients in the Malmö RA population, by sex

From: Changes and sex differences in patient reported outcomes in rheumatoid factor positive RA–results from a community based study

 

1997

 

2002

 

2005

 

2009

 

SF-36 domain

WOMEN

MEN

WOMEN

MEN

WOMEN

MEN

WOMEN

MEN

Physical functioning

43.1

52.8

46.2

53.8

47.0

60.7

49.9

61.9

(40.4-45.8)

(48.2-57.4)

(43.2-49.2)

(48.6-59.0)

(44.2-49.9)

(56.1-65.3)

(46.8-52.9)

(56.6-67.2)

Role physical

33.6

45.7

36.7

47.7

42.6

58.5

43.5

62.2

(29.1-38.1)

(37.6-53.8)

(31.8-41.6)

(38.7-55.7)

(38.1-47.2)

(51.1-65.8)

(38.6-48.3)

(54.4-70.1)

Body pain

39.6

46.1

44.1

49.0

46.4

53.9

46.2

58.3

(37.4-41.9)

(41.9-50.3)

(41.7-46.5)

(45.2-52.9)

(44.2-48.6)

(50.4-57.5)

(43.8-48.6)

(53.8-62.7)

General health

42.7

48.0

45.4

50.6

46.8

53.1

47.9

54.0

(40.4-45.0)

(44.0-52.0)

(42.9-47.9)

(46.4-54.8)

(44.5-49.1)

(49.3-56.9)

(45.4-50.5)

(49.7-58.3)

Vitality

44.5

48.5

45.7

50.4

48.2

56.2

47.2

56.8

(41.9-47.0)

(44.1-53.0)

(43.0-48.4)

(45.7-55.2)

(45.7-50.7)

(52.2-60.3)

(44.4-49.9)

(51.7-61.9)

Social functioning

66.1

71.9

68.9

70.4

70.6

80.2

69.9

77.4

(63.1-69.2)

(67.0-76.9)

(65.8-72.1)

(65.2-75.6)

(67.6-73.5)

(76.4-84.1)

(66.8-73.0)

(72.5-82.3)

Role-emotional

51.0

61.6

57.7

61.9

59.8

70.3

59.9

72.5

(45.9-56.1)

(53.1-70.1)

(52.4-63.0)

(53.7-70.1)

(55.1-64.5)

(63.3-77.3)

(55.0-64.7)

(65.0-79.9)

Mental health

66.8

76.0

69.7

77.6

70.9

72.9

70.1

69.9

(64.3-62.3)

(71.9-80.0)

(67.0-72.3)

(74.1-81.0)

(68.6-73.3)

(68.8-77.0)

(67.7-72.6)

(65.8-74.0)

  1. All values are means (95% CI).