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. 2016 Dec 5;4(4):517–523. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12459

Table 4.

Correlations between the Domains of Health‐related Quality of Life and Clinical Variables in Patients with Cervical Dystonia

Correlation Coefficient
Variable PF SF RLP RLE MH Vitality Pain GHP EHC
Demographic characteristics
Age 0.14 0.22 0.36a 0.19 0.29 0.38b 0.19 0.06 −0.05
Sex −0.03 −0.19 −0.06 −0.11 −0.13 −0.03 −0.06 0.03 −0.13
Nonmotor scores
FSS −0.71b −0.54b −0.55b −0.37a −0.37a −0.57b −0.52b −0.46b −0.15
ESS −0.55b −0.61b −0.42b −0.24 −0.54b −0.57b −0.28 −0.35a −0.11
PSQI −0.29 −0.33a −0.33a −0.14 −0.32a −0.28 −0.35a −0.36a 0.08
BDI −0.51b −0.62b −0.41b −0.61b −0.69b −0.65b −0.44b −0.44b 0.02
BAI −0.43b −0.16 −0.31a −0.51b −0.70b −0.58b −0.42b −0.48b −0.02
Dystonia rating scales
Dystonia duration −0.09 0.03 −0.04 −0.20 0.04 0.07 0.11 0.06 −0.32a
TWSTRS severity −0.13 0.17 0.11 0.12 0.08 0.08 −0.10 −0.08 −0.01
TWSTRS pain −0.44b −0.20 −0.41b −0.38a −0.24 −0.37a −0.61b −0.36a −0.13
CGI−S jerks/tremor 0.01 0.21 0.06 0.19 0.10 0.04 −0.02 0.17 −0.08

PF, physical functioning; SF, social functioning; RLP, role limitation‐physical; RLE, role limitation‐emotional; MH, mental health; GHP, general health perception; EHC, expected health change; FSS, Fatigue Severity Scale; ESS, Epsworth Sleepiness Scale; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; TWSTRS, Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale; CGI‐S, Clinical Global Impression Scale.

a P < 0.05; b P < 0.01.