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. 2019 Jan 29;10:25–36. doi: 10.2147/PROM.S179310

Table 4.

HPT-SD inter-item correlations (n=51–52)

HPT-SD items Correlation coefficient, r
HPT-SD item
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Item 1. Muscle cramps
Item 2. Tingling 0.55
Item 3. Numbness 0.60 0.74
Item 4. Muscle spasms or twitching 0.75 0.72 0.71
Item 5. Feelings of heaviness in arms or legs 0.55 0.61 0.72 0.64
Item 6. Physical fatigue 0.50 0.66 0.69 0.57 0.56
Item 7. Slowed or confused thinking (brain fog) 0.57 0.43 0.53 0.55 0.68 0.70
Item 8. Anxiety 0.30 0.42 0.50 0.48 0.55 0.51 0.63
Item 9. Sadness or depression 0.34 0.47 0.49 0.49 0.53 0.57 0.63 0.81
Item 10. Impact sleep 0.45 0.50 0.35 0.62 0.32 0.29 0.39 0.50 0.59
Item 11. Impact exercise 0.57 0.53 0.59 0.69 0.52 0.63 0.63 0.51 0.69 0.49
Item 12. Impact work 0.49 0.62 0.63 0.46 0.66 0.70 0.60 0.61 0.59 0.48 0.67
Item 13. Impact relationships 0.24 0.57 0.58 0.53 0.52 0.52 0.56 0.57 0.73 0.45 0.66 0.62

Abbreviation: HPT-SD, Hypoparathyroidism Symptom Diary.