Table V.

Analysis of correlation coefficients between parameters characterising depression symptoms (BDI, FIRST and AIS) and the measures of aggravation of disease symptoms (ESR, CRS, number of painful and swollen joints, DAS28, disease activity VAS assessed by the physician, disease activity VAS assessed by the patient and the patient’s pain VAS, HAQ) in patients with RA (N = 120)

	Patient’s pain VAS (mm)	Disease activity VAS patient’s assessment (mm)	Disease activity VAS physician’s assessment (mm)	No. of painful joints	No. of swollen joints	ESR (mm/h)	CRP (mg/l)	DAS28	HAQ
BDI	0.36 p = 0	0.38 p = 0	0.30 p = 0.001	0.22 p = 0.01	0.26 p = 0.004	0.09 p = 0.33	0.09 p = 0.35	0.31 p = 0.001	0.46 p = 0
FIRST	–0.03 p = 0.81	–0.07 p = 0.61	–0.08 p = 0.50	–0.14 p = 0.22	0.02 p = 0.88	–0.16 p = 0.18	–0.22 p = 0.08	–0.12 p = 0.30	0.04 p = 0.71
Total AIS	0.25 p = 0.03	0.25 p = 0.03	0.17 p = 0.15	0.19 p = 0.10	0.11 p = 0.34	0.02 p = 0.83	–0.01 p = 0.96	0.21 p = 0.054	0.42 p = 0