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Table 2.

Bivariate correlation (r_Pool) between pediatric PROMIS short forms and legacy measure subscales

PROMIS Short Forms/Subscales		Anger	Anxiety	Depressive Symptoms	Fatigue	Mobility	Upper Extremity	Pain	Peer Relationships
SLEDAI^**		0.12	0.06	0.03	0.11	−0.23	−0.12	0.16	0.11
BILAG^†		0.01	0.07	−0.03	0.08	−0.26	−0.13	0.21	0.11
MD global^‡		0.10	0.09	0.07	0.08	−0.16	−0.02	0.12	0.08
SDI^§		−0.07	−0.06	−0.07	−0.01	−0.11	−0.14	−0.00	−0.05
Functional Disability Inventory		0.37^*	0.48^*	0.42^*	0.62^*	−0.70^*	−0.55^*	0.62^*	−0.19
PedsQL-GC	Summary Score	−0.57^*	−0.68^*	−0.64^*	−0.78^*	0.69^*	0.49^*	−0.74^*	0.30^*
	Physical function	−0.44^*	−0.53^*	−0.48^*	−0.70^*	0.72^*	0.50^*	−0.68^*	0.16
	Emotional function	−0.63^*	−0.73^*	−0.72^*	−0.67^*	0.51^*	0.38^*	−0.61^*	0.25
	Social function	−0.46^*	−0.50^*	−0.49^*	−0.54^*	0.49^*	0.38^*	−0.54^*	0.44^*
	School function	−0.45^*	−0.58^*	−0.53^*	−0.71^*	0.52^*	0.33^*	−0.66^*	0.26
PedsQL-RM	Summary Score	−0.52^*	−0.66^*	−0.62^*	−0.74^*	0.62^*	0.51^*	−0.72^*	0.25
	Pain & hurt	−0.44^*	−0.52^*	−0.47^*	−0.72^*	0.68^*	0.44^*	−0.72^*	0.12
	Daily activity	−0.34^*	−0.43^*	−0.41^*	−0.53^*	0.56^*	0.61^*	−0.54^*	0.19
	Treatment	−0.47^*	−0.54^*	−0.56^*	−0.51^*	0.43^*	0.39^*	−0.51^*	0.24
	Worry	−0.35^*	−0.52^*	−0.43^*	−0.53^*	0.36^*	0.25	−0.52^*	0.09
	Communication	−0.35^*	−0.50^*	−0.45^*	−0.49^*	0.32^*	0.24	−0.44^*	0.30
SMILEY	Summary Score	0.26	0.26	0.25	0.28	−0.22	−0.14	0.29	0.02
	Effect on self	0.33^*	0.34^*	0.34^*	0.39^*	−0.30	−0.18	0.39^*	−0.09
	Limitations	0.10	0.07	0.06	0.03	−0.05	−0.03	0.03	0.12
	Social	−0.46^*	−0.50^*	−0.49^*	−0.54^*	0.49^*	0.38^*	−0.54^*	0.44^*
	Burden of cSLE	0.30	0.33^*	0.28	0.36^*	−0.31^*	−0.20	0.38^*	−0.08
CHAQ	Summary Score	0.24	0.28	0.28	0.42^*	−0.62^*	−0.74^*	0.45^*	−0.11
	Dressing/grooming	0.23	0.31^*	0.28	0.42^*	−0.58^*	−0.66^*	0.41^*	−0.10
	Arising	0.24	0.28	0.27	0.46^*	−0.68^*	−0.54^*	0.51^*	−0.16
	Eating	0.18	0.25	0.22	0.38^*	−0.55^*	−0.74^*	0.40^*	−0.11
	Walking	0.23	0.29	0.24	0.36^*	−0.61^*	−0.55^*	0.42^*	−0.09
	Hygiene	0.27	0.26	0.31^*	0.43^*	−0.61^*	−0.67^*	0.45^*	−0.12
	Reach	0.26	0.28	0.29	0.46^*	−0.58^*	−0.65^*	0.50^*	−0.10
	Play	0.32^*	0.37^*	0.34^*	0.53^*	−0.68^*	−0.60^*	0.59^*	−0.14
	Grip	0.28	0.33^*	0.31^*	0.44^*	−0.54^*	−0.69^*	0.49^*	−0.18
CHQ P-50	Psychosocial Summary Score	−0.37^*	−0.32^*	−0.34^*	−0.36^*	0.40^*	0.21	−0.36^*	0.32^*
	Physical Summary Score	−0.16	−0.26	−0.21	−0.37^*	0.52^*	0.37^*	−0.41^*	0.03
	Physical functioning	−0.17	−0.26	−0.22	−0.35^*	0.57^*	0.33^*	−0.35^*	0.06
	Bodily pain	−0.21	−0.29	−0.25	−0.41^*	0.52^*	0.33^*	−0.43^*	0.08
	General health perception	−0.11	−0.27	−0.18	−0.25	0.28	0.21	−0.30	0.02
	Role/social-physical	−0.24	−0.20	−0.27	−0.28	0.34^*	0.32^*	−0.33^*	0.18
	Role/social- emotional/behavioral	−0.16	−0.25	−0.25	−0.35^*	0.49^*	0.35^*	−0.37^*	0.17
	Self-esteem	−0.32^*	−0.32^*	−0.35^*	−0.35^*	0.48^*	0.19	−0.28	0.32^*
	Mental health	−0.45^*	−0.37^*	−0.40^*	−0.37^*	0.37^*	0.20	−0.38^*	0.21
	Behavior	−0.34^*	−0.19	−0.23	−0.25	0.14	0.06	−0.23	0.31^*
	Mental health	−0.45^*	−0.37^*	−0.40^*	−0.37^*	0.37^*	0.20	−0.38^*	0.21

Values are pooled correlation coefficients (r pool) across visits (n = 280 patient visits)

Represent p-value < 0.001 and r > 0.30

^**

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000

^†

British Isles Lupus Activity Group index (A = 12, B = 8, C = 1, D = 0, E = 0)

^‡

MD global; 10 point Likert scale, 0 = inactive disease

^§

Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/ACR Damage Index (range 0 to 47; 0 = absence of damage)