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. 2022 Nov 11;38(1):9–21. doi: 10.46497/ArchRheumatol.2023.9243

Table 3. Functional disability and QoL predictors in combined SSc patients.

  B SE ß p 95% CI (Factor B)
HAQ          
Pain (VAS) 0.089 0.013 0.397 <0.001 0.064-0.113
Disease duration 0.014 0.004 0.208 <0.001 0.007-0.022
FVC -0.007 0.002 -0.172 0.002 [-0.012-(-0.003)]
6 Minute Walk Test -0.001 0.000 -0.161 0.005 -0.001-0.000
  Model 1 R2=0.25 (p<0.001); Model 2 R2=0.11 (p<0.001)
SHAQ          
Pain (VAS) 0.080 0.011 0.397 <0.001 0.057-0.102
mRSS 0.011 0.002 0.250 <0.001 0.006-0.015
  Model 1 R2=0.21 (p<0.001); Model 2 R2=0.06 (p<0.001)
DHI          
Pain (VAS) 3.180 0.381 0.446 <0.001 2.430-3.931
mRSS 0.354 0.082 0.233 <0.001 0.192-0.515
Disease duration 0.322 0.116 0.147 0.006 0.094-0.550
  Model 1 R2=0.27 (p<0.001); Model 2 R2=0.08 (p<0.001)
SF-36 PCS          
Pain (VAS) -3.783 0.514 -0.417 <0.001 [-4.796-(-2.770)]
FVC 0.314 0.092 0.187 0.001 0.133-0.496
6 Minute Walk Test 0.028 0.010 0.153 0.009 0.007-0.048
Disease duration -0.379 0.153 -0.134 0.014 [-0.680-(-0.078)]
  Model 1 R2=0.26 (p<0.001); Model 2 R2=0.09 (p<0.001)
SF-36 MCS          
Pain (VAS) -4.154 0.479 -0.478 <0.001 [-5.097-(-3.212)]
  R2=0.23 (p<0.001)
QoL: Quality of life; SSc: Systemic sclerosis; CI: Confidence interval; HAQ: Health Assessment Questionnaire; VAS: Visual Analog Scale; FVC: Forced vital capacity; SHAQ: Scleroderma HAQ; DHI: Duruöz Hand Index; mRSS: Modified Rodnan skin score; SF-36: Short form 36; PCS: Physical Component Score; MCS: Mental Component Score.