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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Jul;63(7):1055–1061. doi: 10.1002/acr.20471

Table 4.

Multivariate model of association of patient characteristics with physical domains of the Short Form 36 questionnaire.

Physical Functioning Role Physical Bodily Pain General Health
β (95% CI) p-value β (95% CI) p-value β (95% CI) p-value β (95% CI) p-value
Age −0.25 (−0.38 to −0.11) <0.001 −0.10 (−0.19 to −0.01) 0.027 0.061 (−0.07 to 0.19) 0.36 −0.42 (−0.13 to 0.045) 0.34
Female −4.46 (−7.84 to −1.08) 0.010 −1.42 (−3.71 to 0.87) 0.22 0.008 (−3.27 to 3.29) 0.99 −2.03 (−4.21 to 0.16) 0.069
MPA 0.61 (−4.03 to 5.26) 0.80 1.61 (−1.52 to 4.75) 0.31 −0.20 (−4.70 to 4.29) 0.93 2.15 (−0.84 to 5.14) 0.16
eGFR (per 10 ml/min) 0.64 (0.0024 to 1.29) 0.049 0.17 (−0.26 to 0.61) 0.43 −0.04 (−0.67 to 0.58) 0.90 0.25 (−0.18 to 0.67) 0.25
Organ Involvement
 General −5.32 (−4.72 to 3.66) 0.21 −4.90 (−10.47 to 0.68) 0.085 −3.48 (−11.49 to 4.54) 0.39 −6.50 (−12.07 to −0.93) 0.022
 Cutaneous −0.53 (−4.72 to 3.66) 0.80 −0.35 (−3.10 to 2.40) 0.80 −3.02 (−7.03 to 0.99) 0.14 0.78 (−1.99 to 3.53) 0.58
 Mucous Membrane/Eye −2.40 (−6.37 to 1.56) 0.23 −0.42 (−3.05 to 2.21) 0.76 −3.55 (−7.35 to 0.25) 0.067 −0.12 (−2.65 to 2.40) 0.92
 ENT −1.03 (−5.34 to 3.26) 0.64 −0.29 (−3.19 to 2.61) 0.84 −1.16 (−5.40 to 3.08) 0.59 1.29 (−1.46 to 4.04) 0.36
 Chest −3.46 (−6.89 to −0.04) 0.047 −2.13 (−4.44 to 0.17) 0.070 −2.27 (−5.60 to 1.05) 0.18 −1.61 (−3.90 to 0.66) 0.16
 Cardiac −3.71 (−12.28 to 4.86) 0.39 −2.37 (−7.70 to 2.96) 0.38 0.59 (−7.00 to 8.18 0.88 4.96 (−0.51 to 10.42) 0.075
 Abdominal 6.31 (−2.61 to 15.23) 0.17 3.81 (−2.11 to 9.73) 0.21 −3.69 (−12.46 to 5.08) 0.41 3.27 (−2.55 to 9.10) 0.27
 Renal −3.64 (−8.69 to 1.41) 0.16 −2.04 (5.46 to 1.37) 0.24 −0.42 (−5.36 to 4.52) 0.87 −3.36 (−7.15 to 0.43) 0.081
 Nervous −8.48 (−12.90 to −4.06) <0.001 −2.27 (−5.18 to 0.64) 0.13 −4.98 (−9.14 to −0.81) 0.019 −2.45 (−5.26 to 0.36) 0.088