Table 2 Subdimensions of the Health Assessment Questionnaire with individual items in male and female patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Subdimension with items	Male (mean (SD))	Female (mean (SD))	p Value*
Dressing and grooming:			0.45
Dress yourself, including shoelaces and buttons?	0.69 (0.76)	0.81 (0.60)
Shampoo your hair?	0.37 (0.69)	0.54 (0.69)
Arising:			0.40
Stand up from a straight chair?	0.69 (0.96)	0.68 (0.80)
Get in and out of bed?	0.46 (0.61)	0.58 (0.62)
Eating:			<0.001
Cut your meat?	0.43 (0.66)	0.88 (0.88)
Lift a full cup or glass to your mouth?	0.37 (0.65)	0.42 (0.67)
Open a new milk cartoon?	0.49 (0.66)	1.08 (0.88)
Walking:			0.15
Walk outdoors on flat ground?	0.57 (0.70)	0.63 (0.66)
Climb up five steps?	0.46 (0.74)	0.72 (0.77)
Hygiene:			0.021
Wash and dry your body?	0.60 (0.85)	0.69 (0.73)
Take a tub bath?	0.83 (1.07)	1.47 (1.22)
Get on and off the toilet?	0.40 (0.55)	0.49 (0.61)
Reach:			0.0017
Reach and get down a 2 kg object from above your head?	0.54 (0.82)	1.22 (1.02)
Bend down to pick up clothing from the floor?	0.57 (0.70)	0.63 (0.72)
Grip:			0.0024
Open car doors?	0.37 (0.65)	0.90 (0.75)
Open previously open jars?	0.23 (0.43)	0.54 (0.69)
Turn faucets on and off?	0.23 (0.43)	0.39 (0.60)
Common daily activities:			0.014
Run errands and shop?	0.34 (0.54)	0.65 (0.73)
Get in and out of a car?	0.43 (0.61)	0.77 (0.60)
Do chores such as vacuuming or garden work?	0.60 (0.81)	1.16 (0.94)

*Multivariate Hotelling‐type permutation test.