Table 4.
Baseline SF-36 data stratified by tophi, comorbidities, joint involvement and radiographic damage
| Tophi |
Comorbidities |
Joint involvement |
Radiographic damage |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF-36 | Absent (n = 59) | Present (n = 40) | None (n = 52) | One or more (n = 46) | Mono + oligoarticular (n = 63) | Polyarticular (n = 36) | (n = 36) | Present (n = 63) |
| Physical function | 47.24 (8.51) | 37.67 (11.86)* | 46.88 (10.63) | 39.43 (10.21)* | 47.65 (8.64) | 36.17 (10.89)* | 47.45 (9.47) | 40.99 (11.2)* |
| Role physical | 47.23 (9.99) | 38.55 (11.5)* | 46.14 (11.7) | 40.88 (10.64)* | 46.66 (10.13) | 38.55 (11.79)* | 46.24 (11.12) | 42.2 (11.4)* |
| Bodily pain | 42.63 (11.51) | 35.98 (9.65)* | 40.81 (12.12) | 38.79 (10.27) | 42.36 (11.38) | 35.7 (9.74)* | 43.58 (13.05) | 37.78 (9.49)* |
| General health | 44.92 (8.93) | 40.23 (8.24) | 45.47 (8.9) | 40.06 (8.09)* | 44.15 (9.63) | 41.06 (7.22) | 45.48 (10.2) | 41.59 (7.8)* |
| Vitality | 53.73 (11.58) | 46.47 (12.02) | 53.28 (12.42) | 47.68 (11.43)* | 53.83 (11.59) | 45.5 (11.65)* | 54.77 (12.58) | 48.47(11.53)* |
| Social functioning | 49.51 (8.4) | 39.67 (13.78)* | 46.69 (11.75) | 43.93 (12.02) | 48.58 (10.06) | 40.18 (13.03)* | 49.43 (9.32) | 43.21 (12.68)* |
| Role emotional | 51.72 (8.04) | 44.99 (13.47)* | 52.45 (7.36) | 44.98 (13.1)* | 51.49 (8.19) | 44.65 (13.81)* | 50.48 (8.93) | 48.1 (12.09) |
| Mental health | 51.65 (10.81) | 47 (13.00) | 51.2 (12.84) | 48 (10.85) | 52.15 (10.54) | 45.63 (13.11)* | 51.64 (11.23) | 48.66 (12.26) |
| SF-36 PCS | 43.56 (8.9) | 35.59 (8.25)* | 42.45 (10.29) | 37.97 (7.98)* | 43.15 (8.77) | 35.6 (8.73)* | 43.96 (9.94) | 38.28 (8.56)* |
| SF-36 MCS | 54.26 (9.14) | 49 (12.36) | 54.06 (9.85) | 49.89 (11.49) | 54.31 (9.49) | 48.47 (11.99)* | 54.01 (9.64) | 51.08 (11.36) |
Values are mean (s.d.). *P < 0.05 for comparison between the groups.