Table 3.
Differences in summary and domain scores for HRQOL between SLE cases and related controls
| Characteristics | SLE cases (n = 89) Mean ± SD |
Controls (n = 37) Mean ± SD |
p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCSb | 41.8 ± 11.3 | 52.3 ± 6.3 | <0.01 |
| Physical function | 38.5 ± 11.6 | 50.9 ± 11.2 | <0.01 |
| Role-physical | 39.5 ± 12.0 | 52.1 ± 8.2 | <0.01 |
| Bodily pain | 41.3 ± 10.2 | 57.9 ± 8.0 | <0.01 |
| General health | 52.5 ± 5.7 | 44.0 ± 4.1 | <0.01 |
| MCSc | 55.0 ± 13.0 | 56.0 ± 10.0 | 0.70 |
| Vitality | 65.3 ± 7.3 | 56.9 ± 7.8 | <0.01 |
| Social functioning | 41.3 ± 12.3 | 35.9 ± 5.0 | <0.01 |
| Role-emotional | 40.0 ± 14.8 | 50.9 ± 11.1 | <0.01 |
| Mental health | 53.8 ± 5.1 | 56.1 ± 3.6 | <0.01 |
a
Student’s t-test
b
Physical Component Summary, range (0–100)
c
Mental Component Summary, range (0–100)