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. 2005 Nov 23;3:74. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-3-74

Table 3.

Pearson correlation coefficients of the SF-36scores with the measures of multimorbidity

HRQOL (SF-36) Correlation coefficients (r)
Physical Health CIRS‡ FCI Charlson
 Physical Functioning -0.55** -0.47** -0.31**
 Role physical -0.41** -0.32** -0.14*
 Bodily Pain -0.38** -0.33** -0.16*
 General Health -0.40** -0.34** -0.21**
Mental Health
 Vitality -0.30** -0.23** -0.08
 Social Functioning -0.29** -0.21** -0.04
 Role Emotional -0.18** -0.10 +0.03
 Mental Health -0.18** -0.14** +0.07

Physical Component Summary -0.54** -0.47** -0.31**
Mental Component Summary -0.06 -0.001 +0.16*

SF-36 = Self-administered 36-item short form of the Medical Outcomes Study questionnaire.

‡ CIRS = Cumulative Illness Rating Scale; FCI = Functional Comorbidity Index; Charlson = Charlson index. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01