Table 3.
Comparison of health burden of FBSS and rheumatoid arthritis
| FBSS | Rheumatoid arthritis | |
|---|---|---|
| Work disability rate | 78% | 50% |
| Disability | ||
| Oswestry Disability Scalea (mean) | 56.4 | 27 |
| Health-related quality of life | ||
| EQ-5D indexb (mean) | 0.16 | 0.42 to 0.752 |
| Short-Form 36 domainsa (mean) | ||
| Physical functioning | 23.4 | 62.3 |
| Role – physical | 5.1 | 49.0 |
| Bodily pain | 16.3 | 58.0 |
| General health | 45.7 | 52.1 |
| Vitality | 31.2 | 52.2 |
| Social functioning | 35.2 | 70.3 |
| Role – emotional | 36.4 | 72.3 |
| Mental health | 52.7 | 69.2 |
Note: table adapted from Riley RD, Lambert PC and Abo-Zaid G. Meta-analysis of individual participant data: rationale, conduct, and reporting. Brit Med J 2010; 340: c221 with permission from BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
a
Higher score indicates lower level of disability or health-related quality of life; brange of means presented.