Table 7.

Pearson’s correlation between PBC-40 and SF-36 in all PBC patients (n=374)

	PF	RP	RE	VT	MH	SF	BP	GH
Symptoms	r = -0.309	r = -0.349	r = -0.346	r = -0.345	r = -0.444	r = -0.344	r = -0.441	r = -0.344
	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001
Itch	r = -0.272	r = -0.227	r = -0.228	r = -0.250	r = -0.779	r = -0.301	r = -0.320	r = -0.271
	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P = 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001
Fatigue	r = -0.420	r = -0.550	r = -0.528	r = -0.594	r = -0.156	r = -0.562	r = -0.584	r = -0.469
	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P = 0.003	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001
Cognition	r = -0.302	r = -0.436	r = -0.452	r = -0.460	r = -0.121	r = -0.467	r = -0.407	r = -0.337
	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P = 0.023	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001
Emotional	r = -0.347	r = -0.439	r = -0.448	r = - 0.572	r = -0.145	r = -0.603	r = -0.485	r = -0.574
	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001
Social	r = -0.225	r = -0.322	r = -0.339	r =-0.497	r = -0.211	r = -0.507	r = -0.333	r = -0.523
	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001

PF: physical functioning; RP: role limitation due to physical health; RE: role limitation due to emotional problem; VT: vitality; MH: mental health; SF: social functioning; BP: bodily pain; GH: general health.