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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2008 Feb;46(2):164–171. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31812f7f4e

TABLE 5.

Association of disease activity measures with QoL factors, for Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis

PCDAI 0–10 (n = 126) PCDAI >10 (n = 34) t P
General well-being/symptoms 74.7 56.0 5.33 <0.0001
Emotional functioning 73.6 61.6 3.42 <0.001
Social interactions 77.5 74.7 0.75 (0.45)
Body image 70.1 60.1 2.73 <0.01
Total scale score 74.0 63.1 3.86 0.0002

UCScore = 0 (n = 33) Mean Score UCScore > 0 (n = 24) Mean Score t P

General well-being/symptoms 80.9 68.6 2.51 0.02
Emotional functioning 70.1 60.4 1.52 (0.13)
Social interactions 76.5 77.4 −0.22 (0.83)
Body image 74.0 61.2 2.36 0.02
Total score 75.4 66.9 2.02 0.05

PCDAI = Pediatric Crohn Disease Activity Index; UCScore = Ulcerative Colitis Score.