Table 3.
Mean MDHAQ scores for physical function, pain, patient estimate of global status and RAPID3 composite scores in patients aged 55–70 with RA and OA at four clinical sites: Liverpool Hospital, Rush University Medical Center, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases and Ridley Park
| Liverpool Hospital | p | Rush University Medical Center | p | NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases | p | Ridley Park | p Value | |||||
| RA | OA | RA | OA | RA | OA | RA | OA | |||||
| N | 35 | 31 | – | 62 | 86 | – | 36 | 83 | – | 43 | 69 | – |
| Age | 62.5 (61.0–64.0) |
62.1 (60.1–64.0) |
0.721 | 62.2 (61.1–63.3) |
62.6 (61.7–63.4) |
0.648 | 62.2 (60.9–63.6) |
63.2 (62.2–64.1) |
0.266 | 60.4 (59.2–61.6) |
63.1 (62.1–64.2) |
0.001 |
| Disease duration | 11.1 (3.2–14.6) |
6.0 (1.4–6.5) |
0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10.3 (1.9–15.1) |
6.3 (1.4–9.2) |
0.03 |
| Function | 2.4 (1.6–3.2) |
3.7 (3.1–4.3) |
0.011 | 2.6 (2.1–3.1) |
2.9 (2.4–3.3) |
0.402 | 2.2 (1.5–2.9) |
2.2 (1.8–2.6) |
0.889 | 1.8 (1.2–2.3) |
1.8 (1.4–2.2) |
0.828 |
| Pain | 4.9 (3.9–5.9) |
7.2 (6.4–7.9) |
<0.001 | 5.0 (4.3–5.8) |
6.4 (5.8–7.1) |
0.005 | 4.8 (3.6–5.9) |
5.3 (4.8–5.9) |
0.316 | 3.2 (2.5–4.0) |
4.8 (4.0–5.5) |
0.005 |
| PATGL | 4.2 (3.2–5.2) |
5.8 (4.8–6.8) |
0.034 | 4.5 (3.8–5.3) |
5.8 (5.2–6.5) |
0.008 | 4.5 (3.4–5.6) |
4.3 (3.7–5.0) |
0.801 | 3 (2.2–3.8) |
4.7 (4.1–5.3) |
0.001 |
| RAPID3 | 11.4 (8.8–14.0) |
16.9 (14.8–19.0) |
0.002 | 11.9 (9.8–14.1) |
15.4 (13.5–17.2) |
0.015 | 11.6 (8.8–14.4) |
11.9 (10.4–13.3) |
0.844 | 8.0 (6.1–9.9) |
11.2 (9.7–12.8) |
0.009 |
Values are means and 95% CI, p values according to t-test.
MDHAQ, Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire; NA, not available; OA, osteoarthritis; PATGL, patient global estimate; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; RAPID3, Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3.